The voice she hated

"I didn't take it, believe me Vera," Matilda said fearfully.

Vera glanced at her with disgust in her eyes, if not because she would be useful to her in the future she would not save her and say she stole her necklace.

"Yes I know, I forgot it in your bag yesterday," Vera smiled at her gently.

Matilda was grateful when she heard this, she made the right choice by being friends with Vera, she knew some people would abandon her if it happened.

She came from a poor background, she doesn't even have money to eat. Sometimes she became friends with Vera because of her background and Vera always gave her money sometimes so she always helped Vera with whatever she asked her to do.

If she became labeled a thief she would get suspended and she wouldn't be able to participate in some things because the school would never allow a thief to participate in it.

She was lucky enough that she got admission to the school in the first place, she got a scholarship to the school. She was very intelligent in