"Katrina, I know you're angry with me, but can I come in?" he said in a tone suggesting that he was trying to apologize.
"Hell no!" she said as she stood in the middle of the doorway making sure he wouldn't even cross the threshold. "I don't see you walking away, Jason." she said sternly and, suddenly, his face changed from the serene mask to one of anger.
"You know my father is a suspect for murder because of you."
"Well, he did murder a man. I say the punishment fit the crime. Now, if that's all you have to say, I would really appreciate if you left right now before it gets ugly."
"Katrina…I'm sorry." he said staring into her eyes and it almost seemed sincere, but she knew better than to trust that.
"Jason…" she said trying to control her rage. "I don't know what is going through your head right now, maybe you're drunk or high, but being here is a stupid move. Do you realized that I'm trying my best to not fucking kill your ass right now."
"I'm not drunk or high, and you couldn't kill me if you tried." he said moving forward causing her to move backwards. "See, I don't think you've got it in you to kill me…"
"Oh, yeah…you're the murderer. You would know what it takes to kill someone."
"My, my…what a brave girl you are, Katrina. Though, I think you better watch it. I could hurt you, you know. I'm not some poser bad boy like Chuck Bass scheming and plotting. If I make a threat…let's just say I don't make threats. Now, I don't want to hurt you, so let's see if we can talk calmly."
"You have two minutes to say whatever you want to say, then you get your ass out of here." she said as she stared, unflinchingly, into his eyes.
"I just want to clear up a few things…I know you saw the video. Look…I'm sorry for what happened afterwards to you. I didn't mean for any of that shit to happen to you. I was only trying to get at Chuck and I didn't mean for you to get hurt in the process. I'm sorry."
"Why are you apologizing now? What? You want me to retract what I said at the party? Well, you can fucking forget about that. What I said was true, and you know it."
"I know that, but you didn't have to ruin my life, Katrina!"
"You ruined mine first, Jason!" she said getting louder.
"I didn't do any of that shit! Sure, I used you to get to Chuck, but I wasn't the one that called you slut or a drunk! It was all Chuck. I feel sorry that you were the one to be a pawn in the game. But, I didn't do all that shit after it happened."
"Would you fucking listen to yourself?! You act as if it's okay to use someone else in your sick mind games with Chuck! You are completely soulless for that, you know that?! My life was ruined, and it cost me my friend…thankfully, I got him back."
"Oh, you mean Nate "the hero" Archibald?! Oh, please…Katrina. He abandoned you and believed Chuck over you. How long have you been friends? Look, I'm sorry. I didn't want to tell you this, but it wasn't an accident that you were chosen. I…did it to get you to like me."
"What?!" she said knowing that he had lost his mind.
"I know it sounds twisted, but I seized the opportunity when you passed out. I knew it wouldn't have been long until Chuck would pass out too. The thing is…I was hoping to come to your rescue after the video came out. I didn't plan on people turning against you and making you the villain. I was supposed to be your hero…not Nate."
"Get out!" she yelled hating that he brought up Nate's betrayal and telling the stupid details of his elaborate plan to win her heart. Sure she had forgiven Nate, but it was hard having to relive that again. And hearing that plan was more than she could take without killing him.
"Katrina…I'm sorry."
"Leave! Get out!" she yelled as she slapped him hard across the face and he grew angry and slammed pushed her against the wall as he kicked her door shut. He pinned her arms down at her sides as he kept her pinned against the wall.
"Let's get one thing straight…I said that I didn't want to hurt you, it didn't mean that I wouldn't. So, if you hit me like that again, you'll regret it."
"Oh, what are you going to do? Kill me like you killed Maka?!" she said and Jason's face changed to one of pure rage and suspicion.
"How did you know about her? No one knew about her, unless…Shane knew."
"Yeah…and the fact that there's a missing person's search on her. Her mother was getting worried about her because she hadn't heard from her ever since she arrived in New York. It didn't take a genius to realize that she was the real Cromwell heiress."
"I had to kill her. That bitch was going to ruin everything my father worked for."
"You mean everything he stole?"
"He had to! It was supposed to be him that got the scholarship! Not some lucky asshole that got it because he was an orphan! My father worked just as hard as that guy, and probably even harder! So, he did what he had to do to get where he is! The real David Cromwell was a jerk! You see how he didn't claim his daughter?!"
"He didn't deserve to die because of that! So, he was a deadbeat dad…who cares?! You killed an innocent girl because you didn't want to give up your cushy life and come to terms that your father is a murdering psychopath!"
"You bitch!" he said as he slapped her and gripped her throat. "My father isn't a psychopath! Chuck Bass and his father are, but we're not!"
"Really? Could've fooled me. The grip on my throat is telling something different."
"Oh, Bart Bass have done a lot worse than what my father done. Bart and Chuck Bass are exactly like David Cromwell. Smug little assholes…and stupid. Do you really think he would've passed out at the party if I hadn't drugged him?"
"You…drugged him? Did you drug me, too? Did you?!"
"Yeah…I did. Tell me, when was the last time you ever remember getting shit-faced from just two drinks? You didn't even think about how many drinks you truly had that night because you were more concerned with waking up in bed with Chuck the next day. I knew you would think that you slept with him and you would try to retrace your steps that night, so I planted the video and put the thought of Chuck raping you in your head to distract you."
"You sick bastard! Do you love fucking with people's lives?!"
"No…I just wanted you. I meant what I said. I've been crazy about you for a while, but you would never see that. You and your stupid crush on Nate…"
"Nate loves me…all you wanted was to fuck me…" she said through clenched teeth. "It will never happen! You disgust me! You're pathetic! You're…" she said but was cut off by him kissing her, and she fought to get him off of her. He laughed when he pulled away from the kiss and she spit in his face. "Get off of me!" she shouted and Jason slapped her even harder than before. Suddenly, she saw Jason fall to the floor with Nate standing over him holding something heavy in his hand. "Nate…" she said as she stepped over Jason and hugged Nate.
