The question hung on the air for a few seconds.
Everything, nothing happened. All the years of suffering and being taken for granted came out in that one loud slap.
My eyes snapped back to Alice. The moonstones gleamed brightly around her neck.
"What happened?" My voice was shaking with the anger that had made my hand hit her cheek. "She stole them. She stole my necklace, my bracelet, the whole set..." I pointed a shaky finger at the jewels.
I turned to look at him. "The one you gave me, Astor. She went through my things. She took them"
Alice's eyes, still wet with fake tears, grew wide with pretend hurt.
"How dare you?! Faith, you're just trying to change the subject from what you did. You can't just hit people because you're jealous. Mother, Father, tell her. Tell her they were you
