Crane shuddered after slapping Mary. Far to many memories of his grandmother broke threw the man’s mind. “ You seem to be fixing for worse Mary. ” Johnathan said in a matter of fact way.
“ I don’t know what in hell you were trying to achieve. Superiority I assume your complex seems to call for it. guess what! I rarely was allowed to be on the same level as the people in my life. I was pushed into the dirt for my; clothes, figure, family, even simply being born and continuing to live and want to live. So congratulations you have won: what every one in my damned life has had. What next? Are you gonna go break the spirit of Edward? No that could be perceived as thought he deserved it hm.. how about Harleen?
She was still moving slow, gauging his reaction to see if he’d lash out at her again, but saw the shudder and felt secure enough. They were in her office; what had been a – almost, almost, though never quite – civil discussion had fast dissolved into taunting, mockery. Mary, simply speaking, couldn’t help herself.
As always, Crane’s buttons were far too easy to push.
She backed away, flicked open the cigarette case on the top of the desk and lit up. She considered offering him one, but decided she wasn’t feeling all that charitable, for some unexplained reason. An unexplained reason that flared red on the skin of her face. After he left, she’d have to put ice on it to keep it from bruising, but for now decided she liked it being there, a reminder for him of what he had done and what it might mean.