Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

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"He really has bad character!"

"Kaylee stole the money. It's clear-cut, she was caught in the act. What more is there to say?"

Candy chimed in, "Yes, it's outrageous. The worst part is she's still close with Violeta. Stealing from her own good friend-so shameless! Is she trying to harm Violeta?"

Violeta remained silent.

Kaylee immediately shook her head, "I didn't steal the money. I have no idea why it was in my bag."

Violeta glanced down briefly, then looked up at Zelena standing in the corner.

Zelena smirked at Violeta.

It was like she was saying to Violeta, "Didn't expect that, huh? You got Kaylee to mess with me before, and now this is payback for her."

The counselor frowned. "Kaylee, you've got to explain this to me! Otherwise, I'll have to report this to the school for serious consequences!" Kaylee was at a loss for how to prove she was innocent.

Her mind was a mess.

"I swear I didn't steal that money. And even if I did, why would I be dumb enough to stash it in my own bag? I'm not that stupid."

Gillian interrupted her, "Why wouldn't it make sense? You're close with Violeta. She wouldn't think you'd do it, so maybe you saw a chance and took it!"

People nearby chimed in one after another.

Betraying friends isn't

her attitude stinks. Let's report this straight to the school and teach her a

is unbelievable. How did our class end up with

been silent all along, finally spoke up. She looked at the counselor and said,

know you're close with Kaylee, but she was caught in the act. Don't let your friendship cloud your

rigorous, with integrity and

was predictable that

face a major disciplinary record or even suspension from

freaking out inside but didn't know how to defend

"I've got proof that Kaylee

Everyone looked at her.

Zelena frowned.

could she still have something up

it?" the counselor

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What?

"What does that mean?"

I lightly dusted the

gold color in an eyeshadow palette used for

white envelope wasn't obvious at all, especially to someone rushing and not paying attention to

their fingertips. Just check Kaylee's fingertips for any

you bring this

she bring

course, because searching took time. If she had mentioned it earlier, someone might have washed away