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Show door behind her. "Why?" "Because Pilar obviously was the one who stole it." "What makes you think Pilar stole it?" "For one thing, she's had her eye on that stereo since the first day of school when she stared down at it from the washroom." "That's hardly enough evidence to-" "I know she stole it," Kim said. "Who else would have come in from her room? " No one even spoke to Pilar, much less went into her room. If the person who took it came from the washroom, then it had to be Pilar. "I wouldn't go jumping to conclus-" "I'm not jumping to conclusions. I'm positive it was Pilar." Kim glanced at her watch. Six fifty. Only five minutes to dress and be in the gym. "Look, I'm going to be late for practice. Could you keep your eyes open for the stereo while I'm gone?" "Sure. Who knows, I may find it under my covers," said Mimi, snuggling back under her covers. Mimi was actually more concerned than she had let on. While Kim was at basketball practice, Mimi told Miss Dennis about the stereo. That afternoon Kim sat in Miss Dennis's room while the resident counselor announced her usual ineffective search for the missing item over the intercom. With the last three missing items-a swim suit, a watch, 95 |