She stared at her hands.
“Because I know what the video looks like.”
“And what does it look like?”
She let out a humorless laugh.
“Like I deserved what happened.”
I considered that.
“I would have phrased it more gently.”
She looked up.
“But you would have agreed?”
“I would have agreed that your behavior was unacceptable. I would not say you deserved to have your property damaged.”
Brittany was quiet.
“That makes sense.”
“People can be wrong without deserving to be humiliated. Remember that, especially when you’re angry.”
She nodded slowly.
Then she reached into her handbag.
“Oh, no.”
“What is it?”
She pulled out the hundred-dollar bill.
“Is this yours?”
I looked at it.
“I believe it is.”
Her face turned red.
“I thought you dropped it for me.”
“I did say you had dropped something. I never said it belonged to you.”
She covered her face with one hand.
