Maddie spat out the chicken in her mouth, jumping up at the same time.
“What?”
“The bag is gone. I think she took it.”
“Crap!” Maddie tossed her plate aside and leapt toward the door. “Come on. I’ll check for her upstairs while you go outside. Quick!”
They dashed apart—one going outside, the other up. But when they met by the door minutes later, they both had bad news.
“What are we going to do?” Vickie asked, already exhausted.
Maddie reached for her plate of chicken once more. “I think we have to wait for Gio to come so we can resolve it.”
“Can’t we just go get another one? I’m sure he won’t notice.”
“Nice idea, but the card was in the bag.”
Vickie sighed and slumped against her chair. “Can’t we just call and inform him of what’s happened?”
She watched her friend ruminate on it
