Chapter Forty

I wanted the ground to open and swallow me. No, it could not be. I was not a thief.

“There is some major mistake. I did not put that there.”

But the whole class was staring at me. The boys looked at me. Zach’s eyes held anger and disbelief. Lucas was looking lost and confused, there was the anger too. Trenton, his expression was accusing. I was scared of what I’d see in Aaron’s eyes but I had to force myself to look at him. He was disappointed and angry and accusing.

“You!”

He walked closer to me.

“I did not do it. How could I have stolen something that is not mine?”

“I remember she once admired your phone, didn’t she Lauren?”

One of Katelyn’s friends asked the owner of the phone.

“Yes, it’s true. She once admired the phone.”

“Is this true?”

Aaron’s voice was chilling.

“Yes. But it was a harmless admiration. I had no plans to steal. I saw her pressing the phone and her wall paper attracted me. I walked to her and told her I liked her phone. She even offered it to me for a proper loo