Donnie shook his head directly and laughed, "That's not going to work. Since you did it, you have to figure out how to solve this problem yourself, rather than creating a problem and then looking for someone else to solve it!"
Steve, after all, was just a 12-year-old child. Hearing Donnie say this, he looked distressed, but Donnie could see that more than half of the boy's distress was just an act.
However, Donnie didn't mind. He turned his gaze back to Darnell, "Your sister got her hair teased, and you did nothing?"
Darnell responded in a childish voice, "I warned him, but he wouldn't listen to me!"
Donnie shook his head slightly and said, "Remember, if the other party doesn't listen after your warning, then you need to let them know that if they don't heed your verbal warning, they will face more severe consequences."
Darnell nodded as if he vaguely understood.
