The jewelry box was an antique, a heavy mahogany chest with brass hinges that used to belong to Elena’s grandmother. It wasn't the kind of thing you opened quietly. It demanded a creak, a groan of old wood, but twenty-year-old Kayla had learned exactly how to lift the lid to silence it.
"All tucked in," Kayla whispered. "He wanted the nightlight on the blue setting. Did you want me to clean up the kitchen before I go?" The jewelry box was an antique, a heavy
Kayla panicked. She swept the pieces into a grocery bag and shoved it into the very bottom of the trash can, burying it under coffee grounds and banana peels. She spray-cleaned the floor until it gleamed. When the Hartmans returned, she mentioned nothing. She smiled, took her pay, and left. Restitution : The babysitter was ordered to pay
: In Lake County, Illinois, a babysitter was recently charged with multiple felonies for stealing thousands of dollars in jewelry and handbags, which she then sold online. Significant Prison Sentences Kayla panicked