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.

are you okay? Did that scare you?" "I’m fine, Mom," Danielle

she was scoring points with David in

tone suddenly stern. "Sarah, you need to be more careful

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...

overheard this. ’Is Sarah about to

Vivian said, not intending to make a bigger deal out of it, but hoping Sarah would be more mindful in the future. After all,

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

necklace you’re wearing -it’s new, isn’t it? I’ve never seen

"It’s