“It’s nothing!” Harley exclaims, forcing a smile on her face. “My Mama is…over there.”

Harley points to the direction where she came and Candace looks over with hesitance.

“Oh. I see. I’m sure your mother will be worried if you’re not with her.”

There’s a pang in Harley’s heart but she dismisses it.

“Uh- yeah! I wandered off on my own,” Harley explains, her voice quivering with fake confidence.

The woman stares at her with furrowed brows.

“Would you like me to walk you back to your mother?” she offers.

Next.