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.

is this impossible? Betraying friends isn't exactly rare

you've been caught red-handed. What more can you argue about? Mr. Ecton, her attitude stinks. Let's report this straight to the school

our class end

along, finally spoke up. She looked at the counselor and said, "I

Don't let your friendship cloud your judgment. I'll report this matter to the school for serious action. Such incidents at Toland University

integrity and self-reliance

attention. It was predictable that Kaylee's punishment would likely be

face a major disciplinary record

but didn't know how

got proof that

Everyone looked at her.

Zelena frowned.

she still have something

is it?"

highlighter around the edge of the

What?

"What does that mean?"

I lightly dusted the edge of the envelope with a highlighter. Anyone who opened the

gold color in an eyeshadow

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

would stick to their fingertips. Just check Kaylee's fingertips for

didn't you bring

didn't she bring

If she had mentioned it earlier, someone might