The crowd beneath the stage was in chaos, their furious cries rising and falling like waves in a storm. Someone grabbed rotten vegetables and eggs, hurling them wildly at Sharon on the
stage.
Sharon was a sight, her hair a chaotic tangle of greens, her face and clothes splattered with eggs, and her expression one of utter misery.
“Sharon! You’re a disgrace! Get out of showbiz for good!”
With nowhere to hide, Sharon was struck over and over.
Tears and snot streaked her face as she screamed her voice hoarse, “Eugene! Calvin! Help me! Get me off this stage!”
She lunged toward Eugene and Calvin, desperately reaching for their hands, but they shoved her away without a glance.
Sharon crumpled to the edge of the stage. A thin stream
the floor, her forehead crashing into of blood trickled down her face. She pressed her hand on her forehead, a fleeting look of despair crossing her eyes.
“H–How could you do this to me? I’m your sister!” she cried out.
Eugene’s gaze cut through her, his voice low and gravelly. “The instant you left because you couldn’t handle the tough times, you stopped being my sister.”
Calvin’s gaze was just as piercing, his voice taut with barely restrained anger. “Sharon, I was a fool to ever pity you because of the lies you told us about being abused. Because of you, I hurt Scarlett the woman I love more than anything. No one’s coming to save you this time. You’re on your own!”
Sharon’s cries grew more desperate and painful. She fell to her knees, reaching for their legs again, but they shoved her away without a second glance.
Her eyes were aflame with anger and resentment, her voice I’m a Swain! I’m your sister!”
ng “You can’t do this to me!
At that moment, Dwight and Celine led several people onto the stage. The instant their eyes landed on Sharon, their faces twisted with fury. They charged at her, throwing punches and shouting insults.
A woman in her middle years cried out, “You wicked woman! You killed my son and pinned it on someone else! Today, you’re going to pay! We’re putting you behind bars for what you’ve done!”
Sharon found herself surrounded as blows rained down from all sides. Her screams of pain. sliced through the chaos. Blood smeared her face, and her clothes were ripped apart.
Tears streamed down her face as she pleaded, “was wrong! I know I was wrong! Please, just let me go!”
But the crowd didn’t budge.
Desperate, she turned her tear–filled eyes to Eugene and Calvin, but they averted their gaze.
Their voices were cold as they spoke. “From now on, you’re on your own. We’re through with
you.”
It didn’t take long for the police to arrive at the scene.
An officer stepped forward and declared, “After a complete investigation, we’ve determined that the arson from three years ago was an intentional, malicious act carried out by Sharon Swain. With the additional charges now filed against her, we’re taking her into custody as the
law mandates.”
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