AMELIA
"Why is this in your bag, Miss Coleman?" The security man asks as Winter and everyone watches with condescension.
"I swear I didn't put it in there," I tell them, wrangling with my hands.
"So it walked itself into your bag then?" Winter throws sarcasm at me.
"I am saying I didn't know how it got there," I despairingly explain, knowing I didn't put the red bikini in my bag.
"You are going with the police."
I heavily question, "Why would I steal a panty?"
"A panty worth two hundred. What young girl wouldn't want that?"
"I will never care what it is." I was raised by my mother, who taught us to be appreciative of what we have. I live with very little and still feel like I have it all.
"Maybe we should check the security camera."
"The cameras hadn't been working for a week. I
