Adonis Praxis Edward.
I come back down the stairs just in time to hear Fushia’s voice.
“I… I took it from Mom’s room.”
I stop on the bottom step.
“What? You did what?!” Kayla asks..
“I must have taken it to Maddison’s room when we were chilling. We were watching movies on the rug, so that must be how it got under her bed. My friend is not a thief.” Fushia says it with a finality that makes me proud. She looks back and sees me on the stairs.
“Are you telling the truth?” Kayla asks, as if willing our daughter to say something else.
“Yes, I am. I wanted to remember where I left it…that’s why I was silent for a moment. But this is what happened. You should have told me before you decided to speak to my friend like that. Maddy is the best person I know. And she is not a thief.”
“s**t,”
