That's What You Owe Lydie

"The doctor said no sweets. Do you want your teeth to rot out?" Lydia snapped, her voice slicing through the tense air of the boutique. Everything about the small child cowering at her feet seemed to rub her the wrong way.

Stella’s hand stung a bright, angry red from the slap. She kept her head ducked low, her wide eyes locked onto the soft chocolate pie that now lay smashed against the floor, ju