Beautiful Lies (1999)
“When she finally closed her eyes, she dreamed she had fallen into a fiery pit. Something tugged at the edges of slumber, but she was so tired and the heat so paralyzing that she couldn’t pull herself awake.
Then a scream split the darkness, and she bolted upright.
“You did this! You stole it!”
Precious seconds elapsed before Mei remembered where she was and the events of the night. She couldn’t move or think clearly. Viola’s screams were coming from outside, although Mei thought it was hours be...fore dawn.
“You…did…this!”
Mei folded her arms over her chest and began to tremble. She wondered if Viola had seen her searching the nest. Had she watched, then waited for the opportunity to check it herself? Did she believe Mei had stolen the pearl?
She realized that the screams weren’t coming closer. Then she heard a man’s angry voice.
“Shut up, you bitch! I didn’t steal anything!”
Mei recognized Archer’s snarls, followed by Bryce’s calmer tones. “Dad, she’s not right, you know she isn’t.MoreLess
Then a scream split the darkness, and she bolted upright.
“You did this! You stole it!”
Precious seconds elapsed before Mei remembered where she was and the events of the night. She couldn’t move or think clearly. Viola’s screams were coming from outside, although Mei thought it was hours be...fore dawn.
“You…did…this!”
Mei folded her arms over her chest and began to tremble. She wondered if Viola had seen her searching the nest. Had she watched, then waited for the opportunity to check it herself? Did she believe Mei had stolen the pearl?
She realized that the screams weren’t coming closer. Then she heard a man’s angry voice.
“Shut up, you bitch! I didn’t steal anything!”
Mei recognized Archer’s snarls, followed by Bryce’s calmer tones. “Dad, she’s not right, you know she isn’t.MoreLess
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