Ava narrated everything that had happened to Lisa and Denovan, her voice rising and falling with the intensity of each moment.
At first, their expressions were tight with concern, their brows drawn together as they sat forward in their seats.
But as the story unfolded—Julie's fierce expression, Abigail's shock, the slap that echoed through the room—something in the atmosphere shifted.
Slowly, the tension melted off their faces, replaced by widening smiles that grew brighter with every detail Ava revealed.
By the time she reached the part where Abigail tried to raise her hand and Julie caught it mid-air, both Lisa and
Denovan were smiling ear to ear, their eyes sparkling with a strange mix of pride and vindication.
"That's excellent!" Lisa exclaimed, her voice bursting with so much excitement that it bounced off the walls.
She clapped her hands together loudly—once, then twice, then again—unable to contain how satisfied she felt.
