Chapter Seventeen
Sam's Parents wasted no time in making their presence known and demanding an explanation from their neice.
"What did you say about my daughter!" Mr. Manson Shouted, his face turning purple with rage, "Our daughter may have optimism issues, but she's not killer!"
"Did you make this up or did you haer it from someone!" Mrs. Manson added, clearly plotting of ways to make her neice declare bankruptcy.
Harriet cringed under the inposing stare of her aunt and uncle and meekly replied, "It was an annonymous tip to the newsstation, I swear"
"And you believed it!" shouted Mr. Manson, "Forget about child neglect charges, we're sueing you for... whatever it's called when you start rumors that someone is a killer!"
Harriet stopped trembling and looked up in surprise, "You're actually sueing me? I thought you were kidding!"
"We don't 'kid' Harriet," responded Ms. Manson coolly.
Once Danny had been able to clear everybody out of the house. (Whether he should keep the Mansons from throwing Harriet off a cliff was another matter). But he was finally going to hear what Teresa had to say.
Teresa was still seating on the couch, nervous after the screaming session earlier, but when Danny sat down in fron of her, she started to talk calmly.
"I remember it like it was yesterday," she began, "My mom and I were living in an appartment in Elmerton. We coulfd barely afford to survive, never mind me getting an education. It looked like I was going to have to drop out of school, He came." Teresa paused unsure if she should go on, but an encourageing look from Tucker prompted her to keep going. "He gave us money, lots of money. My mom didn't want to accept money from him, but he insisted. My mom insisted on paying him back."
Teresa looked at Danny, all nervousness gone, With a look that said, "I'm sorry". "He had a job for me, he wanted me to convince Danny to come live with him, if he refused..." Teresa hesitated, "Lets just say it would be the end of Danny Phantom."