"I can't believe this, Tia's going to kill me!" She kept staring at the boots.
Tia walked in through the bedroom door. "Hey Tamera. What's wrong with you?"
"Awww Tia I'm so sorry!" She ran up and hugged her sister.
"Why? What did- Tamera what happened?!" Tia noticed the destroyed boots and walked towards them.
"I left the boots outside for a minute and I guess Chester had a snack."
"Tamera…" Tia pouted. "Now my mom is going to kill me!"
"Sorry." Tamera poked her lips out making a sad face.
Ray walked into the bedroom. "Hey girls, what are you up to?"
"Nothing!" They both replied suspiciously at the same time sitting down on the bed, covering the destroyed boots with covers.
Ray looked at them both strangely. "Ok…well dinner is ready."
"Ok!" Both smiled and he left the room.
He walked downstairs right into the kitchen where Lisa was placing the food on the table.
He inhaled a delicious aroma. "Mmm…Lisa that smells really good. What is that?"
Lisa smiled as she placed another plate on the table. "Oh, thank you! It's pasta rotini with slices of cheddar cheese, onions, and a touch of garlic."
"Wow, I'm impressed."
"I know. It only took ten minutes for them to deliver it."
Tia and Tamera came downstairs and into the kitchen; then they all sat down at the table.
Ray stuck his fork into his pasta but paused right before putting it into his mouth. "Oh Lisa, before I forget, do you have the rent money?"
Both the girls starred wide eyed when he mentioned the money.
"Yes, I gave it to Tia. Tia may I have the money?"
Tia made a funny look on her face which came off nervous.
Tamera looked at her sister. "Um, it's upstairs, remember."
Tia looked at Tamera. "Oh, right."
"We'll both go upstairs and get it." Tamera pulls Tia out from her seat and upstairs.
Ray looks at Lisa before taking a bite out of his pasta. "Do the girls seem to be acting a little strange to you?"
"No."
As soon as Tia and Tamera went into their bedrooms, Tia pulled Tamera's arm back.
"What are we doing up here? The money is gone remember, you selfishly spent it on yourself!"
"But Tia, uh, I'm sure I have enough saved in my piggy bank." Tamera runs into the closet and pulls out her piggy bank. She opens it from the bottom and pour all the money out onto her bed, then begin to count.
"Well, Tamera how much money do you have?"
Tamera gasp. "Wow!"
Tia run over to Tamera's bed. "What?"
"This is a really shiny penny." Tamera holds out a penny.
"Tamera!"
"Ok, ok, I have a total of…" Tamera continued counting. "four dollars and sixty eight cents."
"Gees, Tamera, now we only need one hundred fifteen dollars and thirty two cents!"
"I'm sorry." Tamera picked up her boots and started out the door.
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to tell them the truth. You shouldn't get in trouble because of what I did."
Tia sighed as she saw her sister almost out the door. "Wait."
Tamera turns around.
Lisa and Ray came right by the door and the girls both look at each other.
Lisa walks inside the room. "What's taking you girls so long?"
"Uh…"
Ray notice that Tamera is holding something and walks right to her. "Hey, isn't that those boots you were talking about?"
"Yes."
"Well, something's going on, do you care to explain?"
"Awww…Tia and I went to the mall and I saw the boots that I wanted but I didn't have the money…"
Tia jumps in. "So I gave her the 120 dollars from my moms' rent money because…"
"I told her I would wear the boots for one day then return them so I could pay her back but I left the boots outside and Chester destroyed them and I'm really really sorry."
"Yea me too."
Lisa looks at Tia shock. "You did what?!"
Ray glances at the boots. "I'm really disappointed in you girls, especially you Tamera, after I told you no, you went out and bought the boots anyway, with someone's else money."
"Dad, I'm sorry."
Tia pulls out what is left of the money and Tamera's money. "Here, it's two hundred thirty four dollars and sixty eight cents."
Ray takes the money and places it in his pocket.
"Tia you know better than that." Lisa told her.
"I know…" She bent her head down.
"That's why I'm grounding you for a week."
Ray looked at Tamera. "And Tamera you're grounded for two weeks."
"Two weeks?!" She thought about it for a second. "Well, I guess it's only fair."
"I think some chores around the house will make up for the rest of the money. Oh and speaking of chores, that reminds me…" He heads out of the bedroom.
Lisa walk towards the girls. "I hope you girls learned a lesson, it is not right to take what belongs to others without permission."
Ray's voice could be heard from down the hallway. "What! What happened to my jacket?!"
Tia and Tamera look at Lisa.
End of episode