Margaret passed the paper back to me.

“You need to watch yourself, honey,” Margaret said.

“A girl who lies about little things will lie about big ones too.”

I laid my fingertips on my collarbone.

“She’s building a wall around him,” I said.

“She’s controlling what he sees and when he gets to see it.”

Margaret took a slow sip of tea.

“So what are you going to do?” Margaret asked.