"Morning" Linda smiled to Sian "Did you sleep well?"
"Yeah thanks" Sian said "Thanks Linda, I promise I'll be gone soon"
"Stay here as long as you want" Linda said adding a fake smile "Right I need to get to work, make yourself at home"
"Will Michael still not let me back?" Sian asked her
"No, we think its best if you just chill for a bit, okay?" She said keeping up the fake smile
"Okay" She said sitting on the couch
"Morning" Linda said walking in to the staff room
"Do you want a coffee?" Tom asked
"Yes, thanks" she smiled sitting down
"How's Sian?" Jez asked as Linda sat down next to him
"She's bad.." Linda said trying to look sympathetic
"Do you think she needs to see a doctor?" He asked worried "Do you think she should come home?"
"No, I think she needs to stay away from Madi.." Linda said
"Why?" Jez said "Has she said something?"
"She just keeps going on about Madi all the time, how much she hates her...How she wants her gone, it's like she's constantly on her mind.." Linda said sounding so genuine no would even begin to guess that she was lying "I'm really scared for her..It's like she's a different person"
"I can't believe it.." Jez said shocked "She's just changed all of a sudden, why is she like this.."
"Try not to worry, I'm going to help her" Linda said, a slight smile on her face as she was going to do just the opposite..
Michael walked in to Linda's classroom as she was marking "I've spoke to Jez, he told me Sian was living with you..."
"She had no where to go and I want to help her.." Linda smiled sneakily
"Your too nice, thats your problem" Michael smiled
"I'm worried about her" Linda lied
"I know Jez told me what you said about all that stuff with Madi.." Michael said
"It's scary.." Linda sighed "It's like she's lost it.."
"Are you sure your able to cope with her.." Michael said "I mean..What if she lashes out at you like she did with Madi.."
"I appreciate your concern but I think I'll be okay" Linda smiled
"Well if you ever need anything.." Michael smiled
"Thanks Michael" She said, giving one genuine smile as she loved him so much.
"Hi, are you alright?" Linda said as she walked in from work
"Yeah, thanks" Sian smiled "I made some tea"
"Aw thanks, you didn't have to do that" Linda said her fake smile returning
"Its the least I can do" Sian smiled "I'm feeling better, maybe I should talk to Michael..Try and get back to work"
Linda frowned, this couldn't happen, but she gave a sigh of relief as she feared this happening and had a back up plan..
"Maybe you should wait a week or so, you shouldn't risk going back too early.." Linda smiled putting the kettle on "Coffee?"
"Hmm..Maybe..Erm, yes please" She said putting the food on to plates
"Go in the living room, i'll bring your drink in" Linda smiled
"Thanks" Sian said going in to the living room
Linda reached in to her coat pocket, getting some pills.
She reached for her vase off the worktop and crushed the pills, she grabbed some and sprinkled it in to Sians coffee, putting the rest of the pills back in her pocket and stirring Sians coffee.
"Here we go" She smiled coming in with the drinks
She sat down eating her dinner, smiling as Sian took a drink of her coffee.
She smiled thinking of the success of her plan...
Her plan was beginning to work, this false conception of Sian was slowly starting to form and spread like a deadly disease, she was becoming irrelevant and now her and Michael were slowly becoming close, it was perfect, but she wasn't done with Sian yet...