Faced with Julia's question, I froze, unsure of what to say.
'If Jasmine and I had gone straight back to the cave, Joyce wouldn't have had the chance to steal anything,' I thought bitterly.
But Jasmine had been busy helping me with my swelling lower body, and for those ten minutes or so, the cave had been left unguarded.
A wave of anger surged through me. 'Damn Joyce. That b*tch just never seemed to learn her lesson!'
I couldn't let this go. If I didn't teach her a harsh lesson now, she'd keep sneaking into our cave whenever we were away or asleep, maybe even putting us in danger.
Fuming, I grabbed a sturdy tree branch and stormed off to find Joyce.
***
I walked along the beach for a while until I noticed a faint trail of smoke rising in the distance.
As I got closer, I saw a group
