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my degree because she had seen me wearing a headset.

Veronica slowly sat.

I looked at her. “Did you tell Mom I was lying when I said I worked in leadership?”

Her mouth tightened.

There it was.

Dad said, “Veronica.”

She looked at him, then at Mom, then at her plate.

“I said she exaggerates,” Veronica said. “That’s different.”

Mom covered her mouth.

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