panic.
“What happened?!”
I played it cool, even though I
could still feel the heat of the
fireball on my face. “Oh, nothing.
Nothing happened.”
“Were you playing with fire?!”
“No.”
She shook her head. “You know
what? I would beat you, but Jesus
has already exposed your lies.”
“Huh?”
“Go to the bathroom and look
at yourself.”
I went to the toilet and looked
in the mirror. My eyebrows were