Buried Betrayal on Eight Hundred Acres 34

her.

Nobody was standing near her.

And now my daughter had said the thing everyone else had apparently noticed and chosen to turn into a reason to stay away.

“Camila,” I whispered harder, “apologize.”

“No.”

Teacher Lupita’s eyes widened.

“What do you mean, no, sweetheart?”

Camila swallowed. Her little chin trembled, but her voice stayed clear.

“Because if continue reading …