The moment Vera Xavier heard what Fiona Wright said, she knew Susan Caldwell had been getting into her dormmates' heads again.
She took a deep breath. "Susan Caldwell and I met once before school started. Things got a little... unpleasant."
She'd mentioned it to them once before when they were eating at a restaurant, but she hadn't thought the details were worth spreading around, nor did she want to be seen as the type to gossip behind people's backs.
But now that Susan Caldwell had come and clearly sown some discord, Vera saw no reason to keep her secrets any longer. She let out a soft sigh. "It happened in Trellis. We ran into robbers, and Susan Caldwell nearly got me killed."
