Wrath

Chapter 2: Actions and Consquences

Morgan and Brian stayed at the hospital until the wee hours of the morning comforting Morgan's mother and calling family members. True to Shannon's word the Police weren't much help saying that there was a "backlog" of Murder cases and that "attempted murder wasnt high on the priority list." They refused to even bring Shannon in for questioning giving no reason why no even with the "note" she left behind.

"Whoever she knows or whatever shes a part of definitely have influence with the police" Brian noted.

Brian only got a couple hours of sleep and then drove himself and Morgan to school. His day had been so busy he didnt study at all or do any homework. His Pre-Calculus teacher was the most disappointed with the final coming up. He assigned Brian 10 extra pages of work and said that if he didnt have it in by tomorrow he wouldnt be allowed to take the final. This was only the beginning. He was called into the school adminstration office in the middle of the day.

"Mr. Brian there seems to be a problem with your transcripts. We cant verify that you even attended 5 classes much less give you the credits from them. There's just...just no record of you even registering for them yet you have the credits" The school adminstrator said.

"That's impossible!" Brian exclaimed. "I took those classes! I can even give you the name of my classmates"

"I assure you sir that every effort is being made to verify your credits but with graduation coming up we cannot stop the whole process for one student."

"But I AM supposed to graduate next month! If I dont get these credits Ill have to take school for another semester!"

"We will attempt to verify them at every available opprotunity but please understand that there are channels we must go through and an offical process that everyone in this situation has to go through. And since none of the teachers that taught the class at the time work here anymore then there is no reliable source until we begin to dig through the records. Please be patient. Im sure that if you did take the classes then everything will work out fine.

"Fine. Thank you."

School got out at 2:45 PM. Brian ran to the back of the gym and got there 5 minutes later. He called Morgan and told her where he was and that he loved her. Right on time Shannon came walking around the corner.

"Ah see even through all your stupidity you can be a smart boy when you want to. I see you found my note."

Brian grabbed Shannon by the straps of her tank top and with a laser intensity in his eyes said "this is not funny! That is a real human being in that hospital! Why do you punish peope who are not involved in this!"

Shannon grinned, laughed evilishly and said "there is no need for this. You are still so naive. Eric was just a attention grabber, not a punishment. I did it to show you that I am serious. If I had the mind to punish you for your constant defiance of me then there would be much more...damage....than just some prick in the hospital"

Brian released his grip and grabbed his hair and breathed heavily in frustration "What do I have to do to end this! All I want is for me and Morgan to be together in peace? What do I have to offer you"

"Well you could end this thing you refer to as a relationship with her but I realize you are still a Naive and idelogical fool. But until little by little I let you see the light I will find other uses for you. You will become my play thing...my errand boy...my....toy."

Brian jumped looked Shannon dead in the eye, pushed her shoulder and yelled in Shannon's face "I will do no such thing! I would rather die than be refered to as your errand boy and do YOUR bidding!"

Shannon said "Oh my I didnt mean to imply you had a choice. Would you rather me refer to you as my bitch because that is possible as well. Would you rather there be a "power failure" in Eric's room because of your stupidity and him die? Or prehaps the Fredrick High will not be able to locate your records and you'll have to take those classes over again? Or prehaps more people will surcomb to "random incidents" of violence? You have no idea of the powers that you cross here."

Brian fell to the ground in tears. Faced with doing chores for the devil or losing everything he had ever worked for. Who exactly was Shannon? Beyond the daughter of a powerful business owner. Sure that would entitle her to some authority but not the ability to pull strings throughout the local government from the police to the school system. Brian decided that the best way to possibly get back at Shannon was to get in close and try to find out who or what she had behind her.

"Fine" Brian said sobbering. "What do I have to do?"

Shannon patted Brian on the shoulder and said with a grin "See I knew you had a brain somewhere. I need a package picked up from a bank. The one on the corner of main and 6th street." Shannon gave Brian two cards with a strange stars on them. At the top above the point there appeared to be a sun with rays going in every direction. In the middle of the star going from side point to side point there appeared to be a phrase in a foreign language. At the bottom the was a snake below the bottom two poins. "You will ask to see the manager and hand him the one of these two cards. He will take you the vault and open it and hand you two briefcases. You will take these cases to the apartment complexes on thirteenth Avenue and go to apartment 15B. You will the other card beneath the door and knock. They will open the door and a old bearded man will open the door. You will hand him both cases. He will tip you and then you will leave. You dont ask questions. You dont make eye contact. You speak when spoken to. Got it?"

"Yeah and then what? I can get on with my life?"

"So smart and yet still so naive. You will be rewarded and Eric will make a full recovery but you fail to understand that every animal starts out as wild when captured. They fight until they are broken. But they are all tamed in the end. I will break you. It is just a matter of time."

Brian seethed with anger and wanted to strike Shannon so hard but he knew that it would on lead to nothing consequences. This was the only way. They only thing he could do was agree and attempt to gather as much informaton during her errand as possible as to Shannon's operation or outfit.