As Cassie started emptying the sack, she caught sight of the tattered cardboard box of books sitting a foot away. "Hmmm. What's this for?" she asked, not as loudly as before.

Olivia appeared a second later, feigning surprise as she glanced at the girl, and then the box. "Oh, that! Just some old books I'm gonna donate. Just taking up space in my closet." she said nonchalantly, pulling the art book up for a moment and then setting it back down.

Watching from the corner of her eye, Olivia watched her friend's face as it turned to glance at the book, smiling to herself as the girl picked up the...