"Mother, did you see this yet?" Gwen asked her mother.
"This article; Ethan took Shila to a dinner and a movie and he didn't even invite me to go." Gwen cried out.
"Well, honey there has to be a mistake; Ethan knows he has to marry you. Maybe he did it as a friendly gesture towards Shila." Rebecca said.
"No it says here that he said for a first date it was great and there were no awkward feelings between either one of us." Gwen angrily said.
"Gwennie, this isn't good at all. How could your friend Shila do this to you?" Rebecca asked.
"I don't know but I'm going to find out and I'm going to make her pay for it." Gwen said.
"That's my girl! Always thinking with your fists instead of your brains! Rebecca said.
"I learned from the best mother." Gwen said with a smile.
Shila rang the Hotchkiss's doorbell an hour later. She knew what this was about; Gwen must have seen the article in the paper this morning. Well after spending the night with Ethan it was no wonder why he didn't want to be with her. When Shila had asked about his feelings towards Gwen he said what feelings? She didn't understand; she thought that he had feelings for her. When she told him this he laughed at her and told her that the only feelings he had for her was the feeling of being forced by her and her mother. So he hadn't really given Gwen much thought. It was all in her head that's all it was and now she couldn't wait to rub it into Gwen's face.
"Shila, I'm glad you could come over in such short notice." Rebecca said.
"Yeah I'm sure you are Mrs. Hotchkiss." Shila said.
"Well, Gwen is upstairs waiting for you." Rebecca said.
"I'm sure she is." Shila said.
"Oh Shila I'm so glad you came over." Gwen said.
"Well, I need to talk to you about something important." Shila said.
"Well come upstairs." Gwen said.
Gwen led Shila upstairs; they went into her room and Gwen locked the door behind her.
"Listen up bitch; Ethan's mine so keep your hands off of him. Gosh Shila you're such a gold digger." Gwen said.
"Oh my! Someone's panties are in such a twist. Well Gwen, Ethan told me how he felt that you and your cow of a mother were forcing yourselves on him. Sounds like you're the gold digger to me Gwen." Shila said.
"How dare you call me a gold digger!" Gwen cried out.
"Well it's not my fault you are." Shila said.
"I can't believe you're trying to break-up our relationship. You know our parents think we're right together and so do we. Stop trying to come between us Shila." Gwen said.
"Wow Gwen how do you live amongst all the lies you spew? It's a known fact that you've never actually been on a date with Ethan. So stop acting like you guys are always holding hands and making googly eyes at one another." Shila said.
"Shila you're just jealous that one day I'll be the riches most powerful woman in the world and you'll be absolutely nothing." Gwen said.
"And exactly where is it etched in stone that you'll be buried in the Crane vault and that you'll be producing the heirs to the Crane fortunes? I want you to show me where it says that you'll be Mrs. Ethan Crane." Shila demanded.
"It's right here." Gwen said and then pointed a knife at Shila's throat.
"Let me guess Gwen you can't bear the thought that someone like me might be competition for Ethan's heart; can you Gwen? Ethan and I have been spending tons of time together. That's how I got invited to his birthday party. I didn't get invited by you. Ethan and his mother personally invited me. Julian just forced Ethan to invite you ,Gwen. So you see Gwen you're not a choice you're more like a boring chore. You don't want to spend time doing the chore but you don't have any other choice in the matter. How does it feel to be a boring rotten chore Gwen?" Shila asked mockingly.
"STOP IT RIGHT NOW; STOP LYING SHILA!" Gwen shouted then slapped her.
"Well, Gwen I must be going now. Ethan's invited me on a tour of the new school that he and I will be attending this fall." Shila said.
"Shila I forbid you to go. Stay away from Ethan. He's mine Shila." Gwen said.
"Forget it Gwen you've lost and I've won." Shila said with a smile on her face.
Didn't she understand how it was suppose to be? She was suppose to get everything she wanted. She was suppose to get Ethan Crane; she was suppose to die a Crane and she was suppose to give birth to all the Crane heirs. Shila wasn't suppose to come in between her and Ethan but somehow she did and so far she was succeeding.
Rebecca watched as Shila flounced down the stairs so smugly. Why didn't Gwen put a stop to her gold digging ways. Shila turned to Rebecca and said goodbye but before she could open the door Rebecca grabbed her and pulled her to the side.
"What is it Mrs. Hotchkiss?" Shila asked her.
"I heard you're seeing Ethan Crane now." Rebecca said.
"Yes Mrs. Hotchkiss; I've started to go out with Ethan. I really don't think it's any of your concern though." Shila said.
"Well, I just wanted to let you know that you're stealing my daughter's man." Rebecca said.
"I'm going to tell you what I told your daughter Mrs. Hotchkiss. I don't see Gwen's name written on him. Therefore it's every girl for herself. Can't help it if Ethan finds me interesting and attractive." Shila said.
Just then the door bell rang. Rebecca put her eyes up in the air when the maid didn't answer it fast enough. When the maid opened the door, Rebecca was happy to see that it was Ethan Crane. Gwen came halfway down the stairs to see who it was and when she saw it was Ethan she lit up. Finally he had come to tell her that it was her he wanted to date and not Shila. Shila would be in for the shock of her life when she found out that she was wrong all along.
"Well you must be here to see Gwen. I guess you finally decided to come by and ask her out on date. I knew you couldn't have really liked that gold digging tramp Shila after all." Rebecca said.
"Actually Mrs. Hotchkiss, I came here to get Shila. I called your house and your dad told me you were here visiting Gwen. I hope you don't mind but my dad got me tickets to tonight's game and then I thought we can go see a movie and tomorrow you can accompany me to Paris after we take a tour of the school." Ethan said.
Gwen and Rebecca watched intently as Shila stepped forward and faced Ethan she smiled at him and then accepted all of his invitations.
"I'd love to go to all those places with you Ethan and no I don't mind you picking me up from Gwen's house. Well good night Gwen and Rebecca; I'll talk to you in a couple of days when I'm not busy. I'm sure you won't be busy then either." Shila said.
"Well maybe I will be busy. Um...Ethan would you like to go to the charity event with me when you come back? Gwen asked.
"Sorry Gwen but I've already invited Shila to go with me." Ethan said.
"How could you? You just recently invited her to go with you to Paris and the game just now." Gwen said in a whining manner.
"I asked her before that Gwen. I just forgot to ask her about the game and the trip to Paris so stop whining." Ethan said.
"Yeah Gwen it doesn't sound very lady like." Shila said.
Ethan and Shila left holding hands and smiling.
"Mother what am I going to do?" Gwen asked her.
"I'll tell you exactly what you're going to do; you're going to kill her Gwen, before she ends up walking down the aisle with your man." Rebecca said.
"Mother you're right. I have to kill Shila and I have to do it tonight." Gwen said.
"That's my girl and this is what you have to use, Gwen." Rebecca said.
Rebecca handed her a small vile filled with powder. Gwen snatched it from her and then walked out the door and headed for Shila's house with a the intent to kill.