Sian was sat on Linda's couch, she had ended up listening to Linda and staying with her, She didn't want to burden Jez.
She looked at her arm, it was bruised from yesterday when Linda had held it so tight.
"Morning" Linda said coming in
"Hi.." Sian said looking away from her
"Everything okay?" Linda said boiling the kettle
"Yeah.." Sian said quietly
"Your dressed early" Linda said coming in with some drinks
"Michael said I could help out with the arts and crafts day.." Sian said "Is it alright if I get a lift with you?"
"Yeah sure" Linda said, a slight tone of anger in her voice "When have you been speaking to Michael?"
"He rang me last night" Sian said
"Why didn't you tell me?" Linda said
"I didn't think I needed to.." Sian said raising her eyebrow
"Heres your drink" Linda said passing it to her, spilling some of it on her arm "Oh sorry.."
"Ow.." Sian said as it burnt her arm
"Sorry I'm so clumsy.." Linda smirked
"Everything okay?" Michael said as Linda stormed in to his office
"Sian said you rang her last night.." Linda said raising her eyebrows
"Yeah I thought it would be good for her to get out the house, get involved in something, this arts and crafts day, it's something she can get stuck in to" Michael said
"You could have told me" Linda said sitting down
"How could I, I only rang her up last night and I knew she'd tell you herself, is everything okay Linda..You seem a bit..on edge" He said
"Yeah everythings fine..." Linda sighed "I just think this is too soon for her, she did hit me last week...I'm just worried about the kids"
"Tom will be there as well and you could pop in and check things?" Michael said "I'm not leaving her on her own with the arts and crafts day I just thought she could you know chip in"
"Okay.." Linda said
"Everything okay?" Linda said putting on her usual fake smile, as she walked in to the art room
"Yep" Tom smiled
"You look as if your doing a good job" Linda smiled then walked over to Sian "Are you okay?"
"Yeah..I'm fine" Sian said not looking her in the eye
"Will you pass me that fabric?" Tom asked Sian
"I never knew art was your thing Tom" Linda said
"It's not, I got roped in to it by Michael" Tom sighed
Sian passed him the fabric
"Where did them bruises from Sian?" Tom asked seeing the bruises on her arm as she passed him the fabric
Linda shot a threatening look to Sian
"I banged my arm" Sian said "I'll just be a minute.." she said walking out the room
"Is she alright?" Tom asked Linda
"God knows.." Linda said wondering where she had gone.
"I can't do this.." Sian said rushing in to Michael's office
"Is it to soon? I thought it would do you good to be involved in the arts and crafts day.." Michael said
"It's not that.." Sian said "I can't live like this!"
"What do you mean?" Michael asked
"Everyone thinks I'm crazy!" Sian said "Everyone's tip toeing around me like I'm some lunatic when I've done nothing wrong! When did my life end up like this.." she said sitting down
"Sian.." Michael sighed "No one thinks your crazy...Your just..stressed" He said sitting next to her
"I can't live with Linda any longer.." Sian said rubbing her head "I know it's her...I know she's the one who's caused all this! She was sending the messages, doing all them things to scare me..It was her and I know it!"
"Come on Sian" Michael said shaking his head "Linda has been nothing but nice to you, don't start all this, you'll end up upsetting Linda even more if you start with this again. You've got to stop thinking everyone's against you, your going to have no friends left.."
"Why won't no one believe me.." Sian said shaking, her eyes flooding with tears "I'm so scared.."
"Hey, come on.." He sighed putting an arm around her reassuringly
"Michael have you seen.." Linda began to say coming in, her face dropped as she saw them "Sorry I didn't mean to interrupt.." Linda said raising her eyebrows
"Sian got a bit upset.." Michael said standing up "What was it that you wanted"
"I was looking for Sian..Tom was wondering if we'd give him a hand clearing up?" She said, her voice slightly choked with the anger that was building up
"Yeah sure.." Sian said walking off with Linda to the arm room
"Tom why don't you get some dinner, me and Sian can do the rest of the cleaning.." Linda said when they were in the middle of cleaning up
"Are you sure?" He asked
"Yeah, go on" Linda smiled
"Thanks" He said rushing off
Linda silently scrubbed away at some glue on the desk until Tom was out of ear shot then gave an evil glare to Sian
"I bet you thought you were really clever earlier with Michael!" She said angrily
"Excuse me?" Sian said looking up
"You! Turning on the waterworks to get Michael's attention!" Linda shouted "What..Do you think you can cry a bit and that'll get you back in to Michael's bed!"
"What!" Sian said annoyed "Who do you think you are!"
"Your doing this to spite me aren't you!" Linda said, anger rushing through her
"Your jealous aren't you..." Sian said in realisation "That's what this is all about.."
"Jealous of you?" Linda smirked "Don't make me sick!"
"That's why you've done all this...It's Michael isn't it?" Sian frowned "Just because Michael's not interested in you!"
"Shut up Sian or you will regret it!" Linda said, rage in her eyes
"Admit it Linda!" Sian shouted "It was you wasn't it!"
"Well done!" Linda shouted
"I can't believe you've been making me out to be some sort of lunatic!" Sian said "All because Michael wanted me and not you..Your pathetic!"
"I'm just making Michael see sense!" Linda shouted
"Do you realise what this has done to me! I've been a wreck!" Sian said emotionally "I've lost everything, Jez..The kids.."
"Michael!" Linda said raising her eyebrows "I was just making sure you didn't worm your way back in to his life again!"
"You know what you are.." Sian said angrily "Your just a sad middle aged woman who has got nothing better to do than scare people off to try and get a man interested in her!"
"Do you have any idea of what you did to my life!" Linda said angrily "All my life I've waited and waited for him, and you come along and he's at your feet the second he sees you!"
"What do you want!" Sian shouted "Do you want me to feel sorry for you!"
"You deserved everything you got!" Linda said angrily
"Well lets see what Michael thinks about that!" Sian said raising her eyebrows
"What and you think he's going to believe you!" Linda said
"It's a chance I'm willing to take!" Sian said "I've got nothing else to lose Linda!"
"Sian he thinks your mental!" Linda smirked "He'll just feel sorry for you. Maybe I should suggest getting you sectioned! You are mad after all.."
"I'm telling Michael the truth and that's that!" Sian said clearing away some scissors that were on the table
Linda looked at the sharp scissors in her hand, they could easily cut through skin...
"I don't think Michael will believe you after he see's what you've done to me.." Linda said
"What?" Sian said pausing near the sink, the scissors still in her hand
"Poor me, I try to help you and then you accuse me off all sorts! Get in a mental violent rage then attack me!" Linda said
"Oh and he's going to believe that is he?" Sian said
"He will when he see's the evidence.." Linda smirked grabbing Sians wrist and jabbing the scissors in to her own arm
Sian looked in horror seeing blood seeping out of the gash on Linda's arm
Linda looked out the window seeing Michael walking past "Let's see what he makes of your handy work.." She said before letting out a over-exaggerated cry of pain
Michael walked in "What's going on!" He said before pausing looking at the large gash on Linda's arm and the blood covered scissors in Sian's hand "Oh god.."