Zoe Yale screamed "Thief!" and was instantly in hot pursuit.
Just as she was about to catch him, the Little Beggar turned around, growing taller and taller... until he transformed into Charles White.
"Ah!" Zoe startled awake from the bed.
She opened her eyes in amazement at the bright room before her, turned her head to look outside the window, and realized that it was already daylight.
She reached up to wipe the thin sweat from her forehead.
Sigh.
It was just a dream.
The scenes she witnessed in her dream were so real it was unsettling.
How could she have mistaken Charles White for the little beggar who stole her change and cake when she was a child...
Zoe was dazed for only a few seconds before she remembered that today was Saturday and she had promised Lucas Scott to join him for a round of golf.
