Teaching Tina

I stood with his arms crossed, glaring at the raven-haired girl. "You're lucky I don't call the police right now!"

Tina's sobbing worsened, and she reached her hand out pleadingly. "I'm SO sorry, Dan! I was scared you'd kick me out if I didn't pay my rent, and Daddy wouldn't give me any more money, and I was behind on tuition again...I was so scared!"

I shook my head, really angry. "I want your stuff out of the apartment in half an hour, or I call the cops!" He picked the videotape of Tina taking money from the till and shook it in her face. That did it