"No!"
No!
It could not be.
Her father was lying.
Haley paced around her room, walking from one end to the other as she examined every detail in her mind, even the smallest one, as she tried to make sense of the truth.
"You know that I am telling you the truth. You must have suspected it when you were together." Her father insisted as they sat on his plane, cruising over the middle of the ocean.
His father did not convince her to go with him. Instead, he threatened her. Something horrible would happen if she did not cooperate.
Her father was not forthcoming about the details, but he painted a vague picture that sent chills down her spine. And sadly, she believed her father was capable of such gruesome things.
"You are only saying that so you can manipulate me again." She countered, believing that her father would say anything to control her again.
