Where life takes you...

As you Sow, so shall you Reap!

Steven Richards

I am taken aback by Stell's outburst, she has never raised her voice like that. This just shows how much all of this has affected her. Thinking about this aggravates my anger. My right hand turns into a tight fist on the table and I notice Arayna look at my hand from the corner of my eye. I look at Mitch silently telling him to get Susan to start talking. If I get into this it might turn ugly and I didn't want to scream and cause a scene especially in front of Arayna. Mitch is a more calm and composed person to handle it more maturely.

"Susan, we are done giving you time and you heard Stell very clearly. Just tell us why you did all of this and we might consider letting you off." Mitch says calmly looking at Stell in the eye. She doesn't meet his eyes, obviously avoiding the matter.

"Were you ever friends with me, was this all a game right from the beginning, Susan?" Stell asks again aggravated with her silence but she still refuses to say a word.

"Do not test my patience Susan, you do not know what I am capable of." I say each word slowly and clearly, my tone filled with irritation and anger. Susan flinches at my tone and I can see her swallow hard.

"I swear if you do anything to me, you won't be spared either," Susan says fear evident in her tone but still refuses to say anything else. I am done being patient, removing my cell phone from my pocket I start looking for the contact when Susan says, "Who are you calling, what do you plan on doing?"

"You've pushed me to do this." I say, scaring her more, so she would start talking and I wouldn't have to take this step.

I am about to say more when Arayna interrupts, "May I?" She says implying to try questioning her. With motion of my hand and nod of head I tell her to go ahead. I keep my cell on the table, in case I need it again. Her timing is almost like she is stopping me from doing something drastic.

I look at her with curiosity as to what is she planning to do. She is definitely not the kind of person to just shoot arrows in the dark and by the way things are going now, Susan is adamant on not revealing anything. There are only two ways as far as what I see to get things out of her; first, to scare her to the point she will have to start talking, that I was about to do; second, to trick her into saying things. Knowing Arayna, her intimidating personality can be scary and her smart ass counter responses can be tricky. So the question is what will be her way!

She leans forward with her hand folded on the table and she looks at Susan straight in the eye as I watch her intently with curiosity. I expect something like 'Just end your drama, I don't have all day for this or you're not worth my time or I can ruin your life with a flip of my hand' something of this sort but instead she has to surprise me always.

She passes her a phone on the table and says, "Call the person you're doing all this for." Mitch scoffs at that and Arayna glares at him; immediately he diverts his eyes. What did she imply by this? Did Susan do all of this for someone else, no I don't think so, she is too selfish to risk anything for anyone else.

"What do you mean? I did not do anything for anyone else." Susan says still not directly meeting Arayna's eyes.

"I don't buy that, you won't say a word because you think someone is there to save you. Who is it, call them and ask for help, or I wouldn't stop Mr. Richards from calling help against you." She says holding strong eye contact with Susan. I'm sure she is highly intimidated as she takes the phone from the table with slight shiver in her hands.