Lana’s POV
The phone hit the ground and shattered instantly. The sound alone made my soul leave my body.
Crack!
The screen exploded into fragments, the battery flying off in one direction while the back cover skidded across the floor. For one awful second, the whole world went silent. Then the guard erupted.
“My phone!” he yelled.
My heart nearly stopped.
“I—I’m so sorry!” I bent down quickly, trying to gather the broken pieces with shaky hands. “It just slipped!”
“Slipped?” the guard snapped, his anger boiling over. “Do you have any idea how much that phone costs?”
Panic surged through me.
“Please, keep your voice down,” I whispered urgently while attempting to piece it back together. “I’ll buy you a new one!”
“You’ll buy me a new one?” His voice rose even higher. “How? That pho
