"Damn, Mrs. Cortez must be mad at me for not showing up at noon," Kevin thought, feeling a pang of guilt. He knew he shouldn't have ditched Camila to go shopping with Mia, but at that moment, he instinctively felt Mia was more important. Feeling remorseful, Kevin gently pushed open the door and said, "Mrs. Cortez, I'm here."
"So you finally show up. Did you lose your watch?" Camila snapped. "Do you know how long I've been waiting? A whole hour. Where were you?"
"Oh, I was going to come straight here after school, but I ran into Mia Wilson. She asked me to go shopping with her, and I didn't want to say I was coming to see you." Kevin explained. He initially thought about lying but decided to tell the truth, fearing Mia might mention it to Camila later.
