Chapter 41

[Flashback]

“Shhh stupid, if mom ever catches us, we’re dead.”

Celeste tilted her head, her eyes fixated on the stone Celia held in her hand. “Mom and dad is gone…and they told us to behave. They said not to touch anything.”

“Well I’m going to touch it… they’re gone…I can do whatever I want.”

“Celi—”

“Shhh! I bet mom told the idiots next door to keep an eye on us…but whatever, I’m touching whatever I want, the closet is ours anyway…”

“What are y-you going to do to it? Stop now Celia…we’re going to be in big trouble.”

“I don’t care…how could she? She left me food and didn’t leave you any because you were bad. You weren’t bad…I was the one who did it.”

“B-but we already shared it…”

“That doesn’t make it fair, does it?”

“Celia…” Celeste’s eyes flashed to the stone again. “What are you going to do with it?”

“We’re going to steal her most precious jewelry…that necklace dad bought her for on her last birthday, it’s ours now