'Cara Preston has some real nerve! If she hadn't been trying to drag me down with her, none of this would have happened in the first place.'
Vera Xavier said with an innocent look on her face, "I was just telling the truth. Should I have lied? Ever since we were little, our teachers have always stressed the importance of being honest. Am I supposed to admit to something I know nothing about?"
Cara Preston said pitifully, "I only said that because I didn't want you to be ostracized by the entire class. I can't believe you'd misunderstand me like this!"
Finishing her sentence, she added with tears in her eyes, "Sister, you've changed! You were never like this before! Even if you were a bit slow and couldn't see my good intentions, you would never have just thrown them back in my face."
Vera Xavier had to hand it to her. 'Does Cara Preston really think I'm an idiot?'
'In a situation like today's, if I took the blame for this, I'd definitely be expelled.'
