Tobi gives Roy a single sneering glance then turns to face Anya again.
âI guess I know now who you were ringing, at least,â she says. âDumb bitch. Whatever. But I have no clue about any of the other stuff. Seizures? Drink spiking? Are you crazy or what?â
âAnya?â says Roy.
Anya looks between them, her throat thick with encroaching tears. Seeing Roy in such close proximity, unshaven, his face dark with shadows, seeing the mournful love for her in his eyes, the unfamiliar vulnerability in his expressionâŠher tears threaten to spill and she takes a long, shaky breath. His transgressions now seem so minor compared to Tobiâs depravity.
âSheâs evil, Roy,â Anya says. âSheâs actually the devil. I found out that she caused someone to have a seizure at a nightclub last night because she spiked their drink! She needs to be locked up!â
âOh, puh-lease! Bitch, shut up! This is all crazy talk!â says Tobi.
âYou have proof she did this, baby?â Roy says to Anya. âBecause if so, we need to go straight to the police-â
âShe has no fucking proof. Because itâs all bullshit,â says Tobi.
âYou told me when you got home this morning that youâd decided to teach Jules and Cas a lesson,â says Anya. âAnd then next thing I know, Cas is ringing from the ER saying that someone spiked their drinks and that Jules had a fucking seizure.â
âI told Jules that my brother had herpes, thatâs all,â says Tobi. âBecause they were both annoying the crap out of me. This is the first Iâve heard about any of this. What do you mean, Cas rang from the ER? What hospital are they in? Why didnât you tell me this before? THE FUCK, ANYA?â
She screams the last sentence, and it feels as if everyone in the foyer has now stopped what they were doing and is staring at them. Tobi starts sobbing and runs towards her room. Roy and Anya look at each other.
âSoooooâŠ..the brother with herpesâŠâ says Roy. "Was he part of the throuple?"












