Echoing: When It All Began

Chapter 9, T

"...and about that. I need you to...." He added.

"I don't 'need' to do SHIT." Steven began panicking.
"I can't fucking murder your daughter...-It's...it's WRONG!" He went on.

"Mr. Wyatt if you do not lower your voice I will ask security to escort you outside...to have a little bit of a...breather." Mr. Anderson grinned.
"I can just get you arrested." Steven answered back.
"There's no point in doing that, you don't have a choice." Mr. Anderson's face began to distort.

Steven shook his head, his boss's face turned back to normal.
He took a few deep breaths.
"No...no I can't." Steven took a step back.

"I'll give you a raise if you kill her." Mr. Anderson says standing up.
Steven stares at him, blankly.

"You want me....To murder your FOUR year old daughter...For a raise?" Steven asked, trying to comprehend.
"Yes indeed. It's pretty simple, Steve." Mr. Anderson tells him while walking around the table.

"I don't want to be a murderer.." Steven muttered.
"Like I said...I know you've been struggling with money...and what's one little girl's disappearance gonna do to the society, hm?" Mr. Anderson negotiated.
"That raise is something you need.." he added.

"Stop...stop trying to convince me it's so fucking wrong." Steven turned away.
"Don't you want to see your daughter again?" Mr. Anderson asked.

Steven paused.
"What..?" He turned his head.

"I know a little secret....but it can only work if you murder the girl." Mr. Anderson smiles.

"I...I just don't understan-"
"you'll NEVER understand it." Mr. Anderson cut him off in a stern voice.

"Don't care, do it or you're getting fired." He calmed his tone.
"I'm not killing Brianna....You're insane." Steven muttered.

"Oh, it's a shame you don't know that...dead bodies can attract souls." Mr Anderson say.
Steven looked at him completely.

"Stop it.." Steven gritted his teeth.
"I know you're completely aware that your daughter committed suicide..." Mr. Anderson mentions.
Steven furrowed his eyebrows.
"Stop bringing my daughter into this shit!" He shouted.

Mr. Anderson shook his head.

"I'm giving you a chance to see if you can some what get in contact with her again." He finished.

Steven stopped to think.

"If I kill your daughter...I'll be able to see my own again.?" He asked.
"Yess! Now you're getting it!" Mr. Anderson seemed happy.

Steven's eyes wondered around the room.

"Think about it." Mr. Anderson gave another menacing smile, before turning around.

"You may leave my office now."

February 19th, 2005. 9:10am

"Be a good girl today, ok? You don't want to get in trouble again." Penny Anderson says to her daughter, while fixing up her clothes.