Daphne rushed into the living room and looked for her sister. Once she found her she headed to her and before Zoey could even blink Daphne had lifted her hand and slapped her. Someone gasped, but it wasn’t Zoey.
“Daphne, what is going on?” Mrs. Allen demanded to know. Daphne rotated her head to her mother. “Why don’t you ask this slut?” she said. Another gasp. “Daphne, this is no way to talk in front of guests” Mrs. Allen reproached.
“What’s the matter, mom?” Daphne asked scornful. “Afraid I will spike your little balloon and everyone will see who sweet Zoey really is? A jealous, selfish, delusional bitch. Everybody in this room already knows, so why hide the truth?”
Someone coughed and Daphne turned around. Cas joined her and looked extra sheepish. “I think I might have caused some trouble”
Zoey shook her head. “No, it’s my fault” she said. “I shouldn’t have done what I did. But I didn’t do it for the reasons you and Daphne think I did” She turned to Daphne. “I was testing him. I wanted to do one final test to see if you could trust him. And you’re lucky, because he passed. He didn’t even blink”
Daphne took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. “Well, whatever reason you had I’m still going to need you to leave”
Zoey nodded. It didn’t come as a surprise.
“Emmanuel said something and it made me think. You’re not a very good mother” Daphne said cold. “But I know that is not entirely your fault. I’m responsible as well, by keeping you here. And I won’t allow you to hold that against me. So you can go now”
“Mommy?” Alexia had noticed the awkwardness. “Are you coming home now?”
Zoey forced a smile. “Yes, Poppy, I’m coming home. I should’ve never left in the first place” she said with a look at Daphne. She took Alexia by the hand and walked into the hallway.
“Zoey” Cas had followed her.
“Tell Daphne I’ll pick my stuff up later. Right now I just need to be far away from her” Zoey said.
“I’m sorry” Cas said. “I shouldn’t have told Daphne you took off your clothes for me and I shouldn’t have said you’re a bad mother. I’m in no position to judge”
Zoey kneeled down for Alexia. “Sweetie, why don’t you wait outside? You can sit on the stairs” Alexia obeyed and walked out of the house.
Zoey averted her head back to Cas. “You should stop feeling sorry for me” she said. “You think I’m the victim here, but I’m not…You are”
And with one final, compassionate look Zoey left the house too.
“Daphne, what is going on?” Mrs. Allen demanded to know. Daphne rotated her head to her mother. “Why don’t you ask this slut?” she said. Another gasp. “Daphne, this is no way to talk in front of guests” Mrs. Allen reproached.
“What’s the matter, mom?” Daphne asked scornful. “Afraid I will spike your little balloon and everyone will see who sweet Zoey really is? A jealous, selfish, delusional bitch. Everybody in this room already knows, so why hide the truth?”
Someone coughed and Daphne turned around. Cas joined her and looked extra sheepish. “I think I might have caused some trouble”
Zoey shook her head. “No, it’s my fault” she said. “I shouldn’t have done what I did. But I didn’t do it for the reasons you and Daphne think I did” She turned to Daphne. “I was testing him. I wanted to do one final test to see if you could trust him. And you’re lucky, because he passed. He didn’t even blink”
Daphne took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. “Well, whatever reason you had I’m still going to need you to leave”
Zoey nodded. It didn’t come as a surprise.
“Emmanuel said something and it made me think. You’re not a very good mother” Daphne said cold. “But I know that is not entirely your fault. I’m responsible as well, by keeping you here. And I won’t allow you to hold that against me. So you can go now”
“Mommy?” Alexia had noticed the awkwardness. “Are you coming home now?”
Zoey forced a smile. “Yes, Poppy, I’m coming home. I should’ve never left in the first place” she said with a look at Daphne. She took Alexia by the hand and walked into the hallway.
“Zoey” Cas had followed her.
“Tell Daphne I’ll pick my stuff up later. Right now I just need to be far away from her” Zoey said.
“I’m sorry” Cas said. “I shouldn’t have told Daphne you took off your clothes for me and I shouldn’t have said you’re a bad mother. I’m in no position to judge”
Zoey kneeled down for Alexia. “Sweetie, why don’t you wait outside? You can sit on the stairs” Alexia obeyed and walked out of the house.
Zoey averted her head back to Cas. “You should stop feeling sorry for me” she said. “You think I’m the victim here, but I’m not…You are”
And with one final, compassionate look Zoey left the house too.
“What do you mean, she’s gone?”
Cas and Zoey had been told that Daphne was gone.
“She’s not in her room. But we’re searching the entire building and the neighborhood. She can’t get far” the head doctor said.
“How could this happen?” Zoey asked mad. “Don’t you have some kind of security system here?”
“She stole a badge. She didn’t have to break into the system. She could just open the door” the doctor explained.
“And who’s the idiot who let her steal his badge?” Zoey asked demeaning.
“He’s waiting in my office” the doctor answered. “He already told me what happened. Listen, Mrs. Moore, Daphne can’t get far. We’ll find her by the end of the night”
He walked away from them; he had to go fire the nurse.
Zoey looked at Cas. “We need to find her” she said, slightly panicking.
Cas and Zoey had been told that Daphne was gone.
“She’s not in her room. But we’re searching the entire building and the neighborhood. She can’t get far” the head doctor said.
“How could this happen?” Zoey asked mad. “Don’t you have some kind of security system here?”
“She stole a badge. She didn’t have to break into the system. She could just open the door” the doctor explained.
“And who’s the idiot who let her steal his badge?” Zoey asked demeaning.
“He’s waiting in my office” the doctor answered. “He already told me what happened. Listen, Mrs. Moore, Daphne can’t get far. We’ll find her by the end of the night”
He walked away from them; he had to go fire the nurse.
Zoey looked at Cas. “We need to find her” she said, slightly panicking.
Isabel opened hearing two where inspector Anderson was still sitting with Andy. She signed and Anderson walked towards. She mumbled something to him and she and Anderson looked at Andy. Andy took a deep breath. He had a bad feeling about this.
Anderson walked behind Andy and ordered him to stand up. He cuffed him. “Andy Baker, I arrest you for the murder on Shannen White”
“What? But I didn’t kill her! I’m innocent!” Andy shouted. Anderson motioned at the guard who walked to them. He took Andy’s arm with a firm grip and forced him out of the room. When they were on the hallway, Andy saw Zoey and Cas standing a few yards further.
“He’s the one! He killed her! He’s the one you’re looking for!” he yelled.
“Mr. Allen has an alibi” Isabel said.
“No! He’s lying! He lies about everything! Emmanuel is not even his real name!” Andy yelled, while the guard dragged him along.
Anderson walked behind Andy and ordered him to stand up. He cuffed him. “Andy Baker, I arrest you for the murder on Shannen White”
“What? But I didn’t kill her! I’m innocent!” Andy shouted. Anderson motioned at the guard who walked to them. He took Andy’s arm with a firm grip and forced him out of the room. When they were on the hallway, Andy saw Zoey and Cas standing a few yards further.
“He’s the one! He killed her! He’s the one you’re looking for!” he yelled.
“Mr. Allen has an alibi” Isabel said.
“No! He’s lying! He lies about everything! Emmanuel is not even his real name!” Andy yelled, while the guard dragged him along.