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jumped up, tears pouri ng down her face as she left the room. 
     
    Reyna scrambled down the hallway, rapid tears causing her to have blurry vision.  She felt herself collide with another person, a bag falling to the floor.  Wiping away the tears, she saw Ella, a manic glare in her eyes as she bent down to pick up the contents from the spilled handbag.  Reyna bent down, apologizing, attempting to help Ella collect her things.  “Just leave it!” screamed Ella, a high-pitch squeal coming out of her mouth.  A small packet of dense, white powder caught Reyna’s attention.  Swiftly she picked it up. 
    Footsteps halted the silence between Ella and Reyna, Grayson and Camilla rushing in . 
    “What’s going on?” asked Camilla, seeing Ella and Reyna on the floor .  Reyna lifted up the packet, of what was clearly cocaine, and looked Ella in the eyes, her face reddening with every passing moment. 
    “This is why you wanted me to steal the money?” she yelled, Ella backing away slightly .  Camilla was about to say something, when her jaw fell open at the words Reyna was saying.  “Drugs?” yelled Reyna. 
    Reyna’s blood boiled as Ella stood up and grabbed the package from Reyna, “This is none of your business, maid!” yelled Ella . 
    Reyna shook her head violently as she stepped dangerously close to Ella, “You have no concept of anything do you?” hissed Reyna, “I need this job, I need the money .  Just because I don’t have everything handed to me on a silver platter…you are so selfish, self-absorbed, ignorant…and drugs, Really?”
    Reyna was practically yelling in Ella’s face when Grayson placed his hands on her arms, “That’s enough Reyna,” he said gently, pulling her away .  Reyna turned, tears burning her eyes again, and swiftly headed down the hallway to her room. 
     
    Grayson face was cold as he looked at his daughter, the small package in her hands.  “Are you really going to let her talk to me like that? The maid?” asked Ella incredulously.  Tears spilled onto Camilla’s cheeks as she looked at her daughter, “Where did we go wrong?” she asked no one but herself.  Grayson gulped, holding out his hand for Ella to give him the drugs.  Furiously, Ella tossed it at him, walking away in violent huff.  Grayson looked at Camilla, a strange calm in his eyes, “We need to talk,” he said quietly.

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    Reyna quickly unpacked her cupboard, throwing her clothes into the small bag she had brought with her.  She ignored the soft knock on the door, but was not surprised when the person entered anyway.  She wasn’t expecting it to be Grayson. 
    “Reyna,” he said, walking over to her .  Reyna ignored him, anger filling her body.  “Reyna, I’m sorry.”
    Reyna turned around, shaking her head, “You didn’t do anything!” she screamed.
    Grayson looked to the floor, “I’m sorry you were put in this awful position.  I’m sorry I didn’t believe you.  Ella is the way she is because of me.” Grayson sighed heavily and sat on the edge of Reyna’s bed. 
    Reyna’s fury ended quickly, as she sat next to him, trying to breat he herself back to a calm place.
    “She’s a grown woman, she has to take some responsibility…” Slowly Grayson placed his hand on hers, and squeezed it gently .  Reyna stopped, a comfort coming over her from feeling his tenderness.  “25 years ago, Camilla and I had a daughter.  Her name was Kayla.  The Christmas she turned four, she slipped outside and drowned in the lake by the barn.  The same lake you fell in.  When Ella was born, Camilla and I were different people.  It was almost as if we were afraid to love her too much in case we lost her.  She is a product of that neglect.  She is burying her pain with drugs, scheming and whatever else it is that she has been up to.  And as a father I have failed her.” 
    Reyna sighed deeply, her face overcome with feeling for the man sitting next to her . “You did the best you