Elaine's triumphant voice cut through my shocked silence. "If the ring is found on her, she'll be fired immediately, right? We can't have thieves working at this station!"
I looked around desperately, searching for a friendly face who might believe in my innocence. But all I saw were suspicious glares and disappointed frowns. Even Hannah, who had been so impressed with me earlier, now looked at me with doubt.
"I didn't take the ring," I said, my voice sounding small and weak even to my ears. "I swear, I never touched it. This is all a misunderstanding... or a setup."
But my words fell on deaf ears. The crowd was already convinced of my guilt, their whispers growing louder and more accusatory by the second.
Just as I thought things couldn't get any worse, I saw a familiar figu
