It was exceedingly rare that Elaine was speechless -- and equally as rare that she gave in to emotion. Even at her most terrible towards her youngest girls, she seemed capable of such cruelty with a disturbing lack of emotion.
For Elaine to be sputtering with her face deepening to a red.
"What... What happened?" Her voice fluctuated dangerously, the steel beneath it gone, completely dedicated to her attempts not to explode.