“A little birdie told me”
Right. That wasn’t suspicious, or concerning, at all. However, figuring out how she found her way to his home was going to have to wait. He could tell she was angry. That came through loud and clear with the tone she was using. The words she was saying confirmed that she had been telling the truth and when she called him pathetic, for once in his life, Leon couldn’t think of something to say in response. He was on thin ice and for the first time in eight years, being on ice felt unsafe.
“I’m the girl you go to school with?!?!”
Persephone’s words were pointed and she reached down, picking up a green jug. Before he had the chance to ask her what was in it, he found the entire contents of the jug being dumped on top of him and his carpet. He closed his eyes as the liquid hit him and he heard Yeong-Mi gasp. The liquid smelled like gasoline. Despite the foul smell, he forced himself to breathe through his nose, breathing heavily but attempting to keep it out of his mouth.
He could hear Yeong-Mi’s scared sobs in the background as Persephone reached around him. “Please,” She begged, her voice was shaky as she spoke in her accented English. “Don’t hurt him.” The next sound he heard made his heart fall. Persephone had ignited a lighter, confirming his suspicions of what she had covered him in. As she began to whisper her threat into his ear, all he could think about was not only his partner but also his sister and, as strained as their relationship was, his mom. He remembered how it had affected them when he had been injured in a prank gone wrong and how he had promised himself that he would never put them in that position again.
“Okay!” He exclaimed immediately after she had finished talking, deciding that the information he was hiding from her wasn’t worth dying for. “I’ll…I’ll tell you everything! Just please, whatever you lit, put it out.” He anxiously pleaded, his eyes still squeezed shut as he felt the liquid drip down his face and he quickly pressed his lips together, returning to breathing through his nose.
@raviola - Persie the pyromaniac