Not A Small-Town Girl

Audrey thought.

Her blood boiled with jealousy, but she forced herself to stay calm, especially with her parents standing there.

Danielle must’ve felt Audrey’s glare because she looked up, meeting Audrey’s eyes for a split second.

Audrey froze. ’Has Danielle noticed something? No, it couldn’t be,’ she thought. After all, Audrey was the one drenched in juice, not Danielle.

"Mom, Dad, Danielle, David, I’m going upstairs to change. Excuse me," Audrey said, putting on her best polite smile as she excused herself, refusing to blame Sarah in front of everyone.

As she walked past David, she shot him one last look, but David didn’t even glance at her. He didn’t acknowledge her at all. Audrey’s chest tightened with frustration.

Vivian’s voice, full of concern. "Danielle, are you okay? Did that scare you?" "I’m fine, Mom," Danielle answered smoothly, almost casually. "David helped me block it, but it’s his suit that got the juice on

and even more, she was scoring points with David in front of

sharply to Sarah, her tone suddenly stern. "Sarah, you need to

stomach dropped, and she couldn’t help the tremble in her voice as she apologized. "I’m so sorry, ma’am. I didn’t mean to. I’m not sure what I tripped on when I approached Miss Danielle... but I’ll be more careful next time. I

heart sank as she overheard this. ’Is Sarah about to ruin everything? Has she

"Just go downstairs now and be more careful," Vivian said, not intending to make a bigger deal out of it, but hoping

top of the stairs, Audrey let out a relieved sigh when she realized her mother wasn’t going to

that necklace you’re

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