I find it interesting how Merri STILL tries to protect Gen from the real details of the truth. Her reasoning is different from Michael’s...he’s worried that Gen will grow hard and cruel, while Merri envies that innocence.
This pretty much covers everything you don’t know about Merri. A word about why I had her kill him with antifreeze; Joseph was clearly a bad guy, but I also wanted to make it clear that Merri is very coldblooded. So she poisoned him with something painful and sat there watching it happen. Few of the other characters would have it in them to do something like that, even if they wanted someone dead.
Merri and Thad. *sigh* So cute. I love him. I kinda wanted the chapter to end right there, but the final scene was one I’ve been excited about, so I had to get to it ASAP.
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"She wrapped evil around her like a large, evil Mexican serape."
Author Commentary
I find it interesting how Merri STILL tries to protect Gen from the real details of the truth. Her reasoning is different from Michael’s...he’s worried that Gen will grow hard and cruel, while Merri envies that innocence.
This pretty much covers everything you don’t know about Merri. A word about why I had her kill him with antifreeze; Joseph was clearly a bad guy, but I also wanted to make it clear that Merri is very coldblooded. So she poisoned him with something painful and sat there watching it happen. Few of the other characters would have it in them to do something like that, even if they wanted someone dead.
Merri and Thad. *sigh* So cute. I love him. I kinda wanted the chapter to end right there, but the final scene was one I’ve been excited about, so I had to get to it ASAP.
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"She wrapped evil around her like a large, evil Mexican serape."