Daisie looked up, "But—"
"Daisie, people need to take credit for their own mistakes.You can’t help her for the rest of your life,"
Maisie stopped the video and looked less stoic.
"She asked you to speak to me, right?"
"No—"
Daisie wasn’t good at lying because her ears would turn red if she did.
Maisie raised her eyebrows.
"Real friends wouldn’t manipulate you."
Daisie ran upstairs, closed her door, and jumped onto her bed, looking distraught.She didn’t
understand why Lisa would lie to her.
Was she just afraid that she would be criticized? Colton leaned against her door outside, "You silly girl,
haven’t you realized that Lisa has changed?"
Daisie sat up, looked toward him, and bit her lip.
"That’s impossible.Why would she change?"
Colton walked over with his arms crossed.
"Everyone changes.She’s still Lisa, just not the one you used to know."
Daisie fell quiet.
Colton placed her shell bracelet on the desk, and she was surprised.
"Didn’t I give this to Lisa?"
"Yes, I picked it up."
Picked up meant that Lisa had thrown it away.
Daisie paused, her eyes staring at the bracelet on the desk.She would be lying if she said that she
didn’t mind the present she handmade being thrown away.
Daisie didn’t sleep well that night because of that.She rested on the desk and didn’t know how to face
Lisa like she used to.
"Daisie," Lisa called out to her from outside the classroom.
Daisie snapped back to the present, calmed herself down, and walked over to her, "Lisa, I—"
"Have you spoken to your mom?"
Lisa interrupted while looking at her hopefully.
Daisie looked down and asked after a moment, "Lisa, was it really unintentional?"
Lisa’s smile dropped.
"What do you mean?’ "We're friends, right, Lisa? Tell me the truth, and I’1l try to figure something out
—"
Before she could finish, Lisa’s expression changed.
"Do you think that I’m lying?"
"That’s not what I meant."
"What did you mean then, Daisie? You agreed to help me."
Lisa was anxious.
"I’m running out of time.Everyone is criticizing me.You're the only person who can help me now."
Daisie looked at Lisa’s wrist.
"Why was the bracelet that I gave you with Colton?"
Lisa’s expression froze, and she avoided eye contact with Daisie in silence.
Daisie took a deep breath.
"Lisa, I want to help, but I've watched the video, and I know you're afraid of being criticized.Uncle
Helios won't blame you if you apologize."
"Forget it." Lisa’s face dropped, and she looked unfriendly.
"If you don’t want to help, then just say so.There’s no need for all these excuses.I guess I’ve seen the
real you now."
She turned and left.
Daisie froze on the spot and didn’t know how to react.
Lisa never went to see Daisie after that, and even if they bumped into each other, Lisa pretended that
she didn’t see her and just walked past her.
Everyone who saw that would ask, "Daisie, did you have an argument with Lisa?"
They all knew that Lisa was close with Daisie.
Daisie lowered her head and didn’t answer.She didn’t know why Lisa would turn into a person like that.
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