Keith
I glanced down the hall after Jana and Melanie as they moved as fast as they were allowed to towards the girls' locker room, then glanced back to Jana's locker. She'd been in such a hurry when she left that she hadn't noticed that her locker door didn't quite shut. Well, I'll just close it for her, I thought with a shrug, picking up the books I needed for English Lit and walking over, my footsteps echoing in the quiet hall. I was going to be late for class, but I didn't really care. Ms. Dickenson was one of the more easy going teachers, and besides, we really hadn't been doing anything that major in class lately anyway. As I reached out to shut Jana's locker door, something shiny on the floor right next to my shoe caught my eye. I knew what it was before I even picked it up- the precious necklace Randy had given her.
"Why's it on the floor, I wonder?" I muttered, stooping to pick the necklace up. "I would think she had a safe in her locker to keep it in." I figured, though, that since the girls weren't supposed to wear jewelry in gym class, she must have taken it off for safekeeping and accidently dropped it on the floor in her rush.
I held the necklace between two fingers as I looked it over. It really wasn't that great- the only reason Jana could really like it was because her darling boyfriend gave it to her. I made a face. I couldn't believe I was actually holding the stupid thing anyway.
"Gross," I muttered out loud, and started to toss the necklace into her locker. Then I stopped. I wonder what would happen if I were to take the necklace right now, instead of put it back? I thought suddenly, the idea just popping into my head. I wouldn't keep it forever, so it wouldn't be *stealing* or anything. I'd just... hang on to it for a little while. See how long it took Jana to miss it.
A smile started to spread across my face as an image of Jana having to tell Randy she'd lost his gift floated across my mind. He'd be mad for sure- Jana'd said it was some sort of family thing, right? What would he say when he found out she'd carelessly misplaced it someplace at school? Not anything nice, that's a sure thing. He might even break up with her!
The plan was already sounding good to me when suddenly I got another idea- *what if* I turned up with the necklace? Made up something on how Jana gave it to ME because she secretly liked me, despite everyone (including herself) saying she really *didn't*? Of course, Jana would hear that and deny it, but how could Randy believe her if *I* had the necklace after Jana knew she'd *safely* put it in her locker? I didn't know her locker combination, so I couldn't steal it. I rubbed the ring on the necklace between my fingers as I let the plan flow through my mind. It needed a lot of work yet, that was for sure. But I would make it foolproof- I just needed some time to work everything out. And when I did, everything would go perfectly. I knew it. I couldn't believe I'd thought up such a great idea on my own. Sometimes I really surprise myself.
"Keith Masterson, you are so bad," I chuckled softly, carefully placing the necklace in my pocket and heading on down the hall to class.