A teen girl tried to steal a book from our store

” she repeats, a small, genuine smile forming on her lips. “I don’t need to see anything else.”

Relief floods through me so suddenly it almost makes me dizzy.

“Thank you,” I say, my voice thick with emotion. “You won’t regret it.”

“I know,” she replies softly, her eyes drifting once more to the brooch.

As I leave the building later, the world feels different.continue reading …