The truth of the past “Maybe it’s fake?” I looked at Leila’s terrified face. I carefully lifted the gun,the weight pulling my hand down. “No no,it’s real.This s**t is heavy.Why does he have a gun in here?” I start swinging the gun like a toy. “Okay,easy there Tiana.Just lay it back where you saw it.We don’t know if it’s loaded.” She took it from me and put it back in the cupboard. “Maybe it’s just for protection.I mean rich people have lots of enemies don’t you think?” She suggested. “Yeah… but why didn’t he tell me.He promised not to keep anything from me.” “He probably thought you were gonna freak out—which is what you’re doing now.” “I don’t care if he hates that I entered his office without permission,he’s gonna tell me why a gun is just chilling here— when he gets back.” “Al

