Rumor revealed
She went on to tell me about the allegation she had heard—that I had been badmouthing her, which made no sense. “I heard you’ve been saying I’m unreliable and selfish,” she quipped. My jaw dropped with disbelief. “Who told you that?” I asked, my voice trembling. She grimaced and looked away. “It does not matter, Olivia. “I trusted you,” she explained. The charge pained more than I could say.
Rumor Revealed
Connecting the dots
Except for Cassie, I haven’t met anyone recently to talk about these issues. The timetable simply didn’t add up. “The only person I’ve talked to about anything personal was Cassie,” I said to myself, rather than to her. My friend’s eyes widened somewhat but stayed distrustful. Irritated, I tried to come up with another answer. Cassie’s sly smirk from the previous few days flashed across my thoughts, making my blood boil.
Connecting The Dots
