Chapter 2
When Joy woke up she looked at the clock, wondering how long she was out. She sees that it's only been an hour and breathes a sigh of relief. Then she hears noise from down the hall. "Vera darling," shouts Victor, "I'm going out for a little while." A few minutes pass and Joy hears the front door slam closed. Joy decides this is her chance to talk to Vera alone.
It's now or never, thinks Joy, I'll probably never get another chance to do this.
Grabbing her folder of evidence, she walks to the door and hesitates briefly before turning the doorknob. When she gets downstairs she sees that Vera is now polishing the silverware. "Vera," says Joy, getting this over with before she backs down. "Can I ask you a few questions?"
"What are you still doing here?" asks Vera. "I thought you went back to school."
"I was feeling a bit sick so I went upstairs to lie down for a few minutes and I fell asleep. Now can I please ask you something?"
Vera's starting to grow impatient now. "What is it? Make it fast."
Taking a deep breath, Joy asks, "Everything Mara said about you was true wasn't it?"
"Why on earth would you think that?" replies Vera. "What has that girl been telling you?"
"Well, you see," says Joy, regaining some of her confidence, as she puts the folder down beside Vera, "She showed me this. It's proof….of everything."
Looking confused, Vera takes a moment to look through the papers. When she's finished she stands up and says, "These are all lies."
"I don't think so," replies Joy. "I think you'd better tell me who you really are or you could have a serious problem on your hands."
"I can fix that," whispers Vera, slowly reaching for the spoon that had been so conveniently sharpened by the garbage disposal.
"What…..?" asks a now scared Joy.
Without saying anything else Vera grips the spoon firmly in her hand and swiftly shoves it through Joy's neck. The girl dies instantly. Vera smiles and says to herself, "One less brat to deal with now."