Before going to bed, Crystal released the first series of photos and videos showing Clark having fun with his mother, and like all the media that went before them, they went viral. The snowball fight video was particularly touching, and by the morning, it was all that anyone was talking about.The tide of public opinion had turned once more, and once again, it was Paul’s word that people were suspicious of. Unfortunately, things were not as one-sided as they once were. The public was now divided between those who supported Paul and those who supported Nancy, and #TeamPaul and #TeamNancy was trending on all Social media. One thing about Paul’s followers, though, is that many of them were bots and those that were not had been misled by his propaganda.Paul had a tech-savvy team that supported him. They created fake news and made it go viral. They went

While Crystal was in the shower, Nathan picked up his cell phone and sent Vic a text message. “Has the bracelet been finished yet?” he asked.“It is done,” Vic replied. “I haven’t picked it up yet, though. Do you want me to pick it up now?”Nathan replied that he did, and as he put his phone away, he began to laugh. Crystal had escaped him before, but with what he had in mind, that would never happen again... ****The next day, Crystal was rudely awoken by a hard tug at her wrist. Her eyes popped open, and when Nathan saw the startled look in her eyes, he burst into gales of laughter.“What’s this?” Crystal growled.

Much to Nathan’s surprise, Crystal picked up her piece of Cupid’s Arrow, popped it into her mouth, chewed, and swallowed. His eyes lit up when she opened her mouth to show that it was empty, and the crowd stood up to give her a standing ovation. ****Nancy was now standing by the windowsill. It was a beautiful sunny day, and the sun’s glow was reflected off the snow in a way that implied that everything was right with the world. From her perspective, though, it seemed that nothing was right with the world. She had just learned that Paul had poisoned Noah. That was what caused his heart problem, and it was unlikely that they would find an antidote.At this point, Crystal was her only hope. Crystal had a way of making the impossible possible. Nancy did not know how she did it, and she w

Crystal sat down beside Clark. He was clutching his toy gorilla, and tears were streaming down his face. “Why is Mommy so late?” he cried.“I don’t know,” Crystal admitted. “Hopefully, she will be here by the time you wake up. Why don’t you put on your pajamas? I could read some more stories to you, and we could fall asleep together. Would you like that?”Clark nodded and said, “Thank you, Aunt Crystal. I love you.”Crystal smiled and kissed him on the forehead. “I love you too.” ****Nathan waited for a half-hour before he angrily gave up on Crystal. He took a cold shower to calm his lust, and then he got out of the bathtub. After drying hi

The time for Crystal to meet with Mrs. Davis had arrived, so she got dressed, arranged for Clark to be taken care of while she was gone, and set out. At first, she could not think of why Nathan’s mother would want to meet with her, but then she remembered that the older woman disapproved of her relationship with her son.Most likely, Mrs. Davis wanted to scare Crystal away, but she did not frighten easily. Besides that, now that she had the bracelet, Nathan would have no trouble finding her if she disappeared.Mrs. Davis’s black RV was waiting for her in the parking lot. So far, everything was set exactly as the older woman had said it would be. Crystal had her driver park next to the RV, and before getting out, she instructed the driver to get the RV’s License Plate number. “Just to be on the safe side,” she said. “If I am g