“What proof do you have to show that it was Ray? Who saw it?”
Dad was furious. He took out his phone for the video and tossed it to Mom.
“See for yourself! Someone filmed it. The pup was dressed exactly like Ray was at the banquet! How dare you say that it’s not her? There were a lot of people in the pack who saw it!”
I floated closer to Mom and watched the video with her. Just as Dad had said, the pup in the video was dressed very similarly to how I had been dressed before I died.
However, I had already died. How could I have stabbed Judy?
Dad’s tone softened, and he began to reason with Mom. “That’s our pup. How could I mistake her for someone else? She’s still young, and she has to admit it bravely when she does something wrong.
“I’ll take her to go and apologize to Judy. Judy won’t hold it against her. You mustn’t shield her, or else she’ll be taken away by the Silverlune Guards.”
I tried to punch Dad angrily, but my fists passed through the air uselessly.
“Bad Dad! That’s not me at all! Have you forgotten? You tore the pocket in that shirt, and Mom stitched a little rabbit in that spot. The shirt in the video doesn’t have a rabbit!”
Mom, who had been laughing just a moment ago, suddenly fell silent. She stared at Dad, her eyes filled with contempt.
“Call the Silverlune Guards here, then,” she said. “I’ll wait here for them.”
