Madison and Joseph stepped out of the house. When Joseph’s gaze landed on me, he turned visibly panicked.
I raised my voice and yelled, “Madison! Where is your university acceptance letter?”
After noticing that there were police officers with me, Madison began to realize that something was amiss. “My acceptance letter? I haven’t received it yet.”
“That’s impossible,” I declared while glaring at her.
The female officer patted my back to comfort me. “Don’t worry, Lucy. We’ll get to the bottom of this.”
Frank stood up to his full height. “Lucy, you must have evidence if you suspect me of stealing your university spot.”
I rubbed the tears from my eyes and said, “The acceptance letter is the evidence.”
After all, the acceptance letter would have my ID number on it. I had traveled back 20 years. The student information website didn’t exist yet.
If it did, Frank wouldn’t have been able to exchange my information for Madison’s on the application form.
Madison’s complexion turned pallid as she unconsciously glanced at Joseph. However, Joseph had his head lowered and remained mute. The female officer stepped into the house. “Ms. Bass, can you please show us your acceptance letter?”
