Someone might try to frame you again.”
I was stunned.
I didn’t expect that Riley would trust me so much that she’d give me such a precious ring, no questions asked.
“That’s not what I meant. This is all just a huge misunderstanding. Let me make it up to you. I’ll treat you to some coffee.” Janiya was embarrassed, so she forced a smile and offered to make amends.
Riley glanced at her indifferently. “I’m sorry, but I don’t drink coffee in the afternoon.”
Being refused so blatantly by her, Janiya’s ears turned even redder.
She didn’t know whether to leave or to stay, so she just stood there awkwardly.
Riley took my hand and was about to lead me away.
But we had only taken a few steps when she suddenly stopped, eyes gleaming as though she had thought of something.
With a mischievous look, Riley said to me in a Low voice, “We shouldn’t let her off so easily, don’t you think?”
“What’s on your mind?” I asked in surprise.
A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y
Riley winked at me mysteriously.
“I think we should teach her a lesson.”
She stopped smiling and turned around to face Janiya. “I suddenly remembered something. Debra needs a new silk scarf, because her old silk scarf was ripped at a party. If you really want to make things up to us, why don’t you go to the store next door and buy her the most expensive scarf there?”
Back then, it was Janiya who ripped the scarf Sally lent me.
Karma’s surely a bitch! Now, Janiya had to pay up for what she did.
“Of course! I’LL buy one right away,” Janiya said through gritted teeth.
She stormed out of the jewelry store and a few minutes later, she came back with a nicely-packaged silk scarf.
“What do you think of this silk scarf?” she asked Riley.
“It’s alright, I suppose.”
Riley took the silk scarf and glanced at it casually. After confirming that it was up to her standard, she gave it to me. Then she led me away without saying another word to Janiya.
Debra’s POV:
After we had put a considerable distance between us and the jewelry store, I turned to Riley and apologized.
“I’m sorry for the trouble I caused you.”
“Oh, it was no trouble at all. Don’t worry about it.”
