The dark tea pooled slowly across the clean white kitchen table.
Sarah took two fast steps backward while breathing very heavily.
Her face was completely pale as she stared at the mess she made.
Sarah: It was an accident! You pushed the cup into my face!
Mark: I did not push anything into your face, Sarah.
Mark: You smashed that cup on purpose because you were afraid.
Sarah: That is a crazy lie and you know it!
Mark felt an intense wave of anger rise up inside his chest.
He slammed his hand hard onto the table, making the wood rattle.
Mark: Tell me the truth right now, Sarah!
Mark: What have you been putting inside my drink every single morning?
Sarah: I was only giving you healthy vitamins for your energy!
Lily: The bottle had a skull picture on it, Daddy!
Lily: She hid the bottle inside her dark purse behind the door!
Sarah spun around and tried to reach for her leather bag.
Mark reacted instantly and blocked her path with his tall body.
He snatched the leather handbag off the wooden chair before she could grab it.
Sarah: Give me my purse back right now, Mark!
Sarah: You have no right to search through my personal things!
Mark: I have every right when my health is in danger!
Mark unzipped the heavy purse and overturned it onto the counter.
A makeup bag, car keys, and several folded documents tumbled out onto the stone.
Among the items was a small glass vial with a dark label on it.
Mark picked up the small vial with trembling fingers and read the label.
It was a dangerous chemical liquid used for pest control and poisoning.
Mark stared at the glass vial as his heart pounded violently in his chest.
Mark: You were slowly poisoning me in my own house!
Sarah: It is not what it looks like, Mark!
Mark: Do not move a single step away from that counter!