16- Answer the Phone, John.

CRYSTAL

"Where.. He is right now," I repeat the words with a nervous beat of my heart as I search Silver's face. Why would he ask me that?

Did he go to the house first and saw John leave or was he insinuating that John wasn't home right now-

"I wonder… if you know," Silver continues with his detective eye putting me on guard. "You know, don't you?"

John… not home… I know?

Is he… is he referring to that?

My eyes are going wide and I stare with every fibre of my being in shock of his words. I suddenly feel like shrinking and disappearing into the ground.

His eyes study my face and I try my hardest not to look suspicious when in fact, I want to bury my head somewhere and never show my face ever again.

"Really? That's surprising, Crystal," he sighs. "You don't look so good playing the fool," he rolls his eyes and a wave of irritation surges through me.

He snooped around, didn't he? He followed us and tried to find a weakness in my marriage to use against me -- How shallow of him! If he th