Dora's hand trembled as she scooped up a bite of cake. Hera was so intimidating! She quickly put down the spoon, afraid to take
another bite. She lowered her head and admitted her mistake. "Mommy, | know | was wrong."
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Oh? What did you do wrong?" Hera feigned surprise.
"I shouldn't have lied to you. Yesterday, | didn't go back to school to pick up my homework." Dora lowered her head, nervously
twisting a napkin in her hands.
Hera pressed, "Oh? Then what were you doing?"
After shesitation, Dora decided it was best to tell the truth. "I heard Eli was being harassed by sthugs, so | went over to
help."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHera's brows furrowed together. "Why didn't you call the police?"
"It wouldn't have helped. A lot of our classmates have been bothered by those guys before. They're really sly. They just say they
were joking around whenever the police show up. We don't have any evidence, so there's nothing the police can really do," Dora
explained.
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