“Susan, you come here too!”

“Sydney, come here!”

“Ken…”

The rich ladies all followed suit, warning their children not to play with Aino anymore. But the children thought otherwise.

“Mommy, Aino didn’t bring the snake here. The snake belonged to Carol.” Mia said softly.

Carol nodded too. “Mom, the snake is mine. I love this toy snake! I had a deal with the kid downstairs and exchanged many of my toys for it. All the children in my class love it too, it’s so fun!”

“Carol Long!” her mother sh