ARIEL "I loved him and would never harm him. You know me, Maria," I said in a furious voice. "I'm not a killer, and don't you dare call me that again," I said looking straight into her eyes. Maria leered at me. "What if I do call you a killer? What will you do?" she mocked, her eyes boldly challenging me. I took a step closer to her, my heart racing with anger, and I slapped her very hard on her cheeks. As I slapped her on the cheek, Maria's eyes widened in surprise. "Who gave you the morale to slap me?" she exclaimed, her voice trembling with anger. "You'll pay for this! Because you slapped me, you'll stay here forever!" She stormed out of the room, leaving me with a sense of unease. But as she was walking away, I called out to her, "Just watch me leave here today, and be ready, bec