The Kiss that Sparked it All

The speaker blared, and a stern voice of a police officer came through

“Ellinor, someone found your wallet and phone this afternoon, and they used your ID to check into a hotel. Can you swing by the police station to confirm these are your things and to see if anything else is missing?”

Ellinor responded politely. “Sure, got it, thanks, sir!”

“No worries”

After hanging up. Ellinor looked at Veronica calmly, “That’s it? Getting my lost stuff back is a scandal now? Veronica, you thought the police were reaching out to me for a huge issue?”

Veronica was speechless

This was not what she expected!

The police contacted Ellinor just because she lost something?

“Ellinor, glad you’re good, so glad! You did give me a fright!” Marissa let out a sigh of relief.

“Veronica, what’s wrong with you recently, always making a mountain out of a molehill Stop shooting

hotel today! And the woman in the news video was obviously her! Why else would she be dressed

woman in the video, but she remained calm and unflustered, ‘My clothes aren’t some limited edition or anything. It’s not unusual to have the same outfit. But Veronica, why are you trying to smear me, linking me to some

me smearing you, or are you guilty as charged? You checked into the hotel, and you’re dressed just like the woman in the video. What a coincidence, huh? How do you explain that?”

that hotel. I lost my wallet, ID,

chuckled, ‘Ellinor, you’re

might fool grandma, but

to the hotel this afternoon, how could it be

raised her eyebrows, “Veronica, you seem pretty sure I went to that hotel? Did

question, Veronica faltered, “I Why would I go to a hotel!

couldn’t confess, or she would expose

always been spoiled by me, she’s stubborn! Don’t mind her. I’ll

tough for the old lady. She gave Veronica a

didn’t want to apologize, but things were going beyond her control,

choice but to heed her grandma’s words, reluctantly saying, “Alright, I guess I was