Aria

“Andy, let’s play a game. I will take you to the ladies’ room and you must lock yourself in the toilet. You won’t come out until I call you, okay? Let’s play a trick on your mum,” I held Andy’s hand, leading him to the restroom as I whispered.

“Won’t mum get angry with us, Aria?” Andy hesitated.

“No, sweetie. We’d better hurry if we want to trick her. Okay?”

I left him in the restroom, made sure he was safe and rushed down the stairs at ...