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 exactly rare these

you argue about? Mr. Ecton, her attitude stinks. Let's report this

unbelievable. How did our class end

up. She looked at the counselor and said, "I believe Kaylee didn't steal

act. Don't let your friendship cloud your

University's education was highly rigorous, with integrity and self-reliance as

the school's attention. It was predictable that Kaylee's punishment would likely be stricter than Casey's punishment

a major disciplinary record or even

out inside but didn't know how

got proof that Kaylee didn't steal

Everyone looked at her.

Zelena frowned.

have something

is it?"

explained, "I sprinkled highlighter around the edge of the envelope

What?

"What does that mean?"

in my bag. So, I lightly

was the gold color in an eyeshadow palette used

a white envelope wasn't obvious at all, especially to someone

highlighter would stick to their fingertips. Just check

didn't you bring this up

didn't she bring it up

course, because searching took time. If she had mentioned it earlier,