Rachel was sitting in a cold room with no windows and with one light on she felt like she was in prison, when it was only a back room to hold people who stole things, which in this case was Rachel. She already regretted her decision. The big security guard came back in, and Rachel notice his name tag and his last name was Stone, which seemed really familiar.

"I'm going to have to call your parents, young lady." Rachel tilted her her head up knowing her dad would kill her. "Can I get their phone number." The officer said and when he said that Rachel realized why the officer seemed familiar its was Victor's dad! Rachel sat up in excitement thinking she could get out of this without her dad or Richard knowing.

"Can I call them... I rather them hear it from me then from someone else you know?" Rachel said. The guard nodded and led Rachel to a phone. Rachel hesitated a little trying to remember Victors phone number, but it came to her.

"Hello?"

"Victor, its me Rachel."

"Rachel? Why are you at my dads work using the phone?"

"Well I kinda stole a watch.."

"What! Kinda? I'm going to call Richard..."

"No. Thats exactly why I called you Richard can't know, and my dad can't know. Can you just come down here and get me out of this mess please." Rachel said and Victor agreed. About a half an hour later Victor came to the security guard office and he talked to his dad and he let Rachel go.

"Rachel I won't charge you, but you have tell someone about this or I will get in trouble with my boss." Victor's dad said.

"I understand. I am really sorry. I just wanted to get Richard something special and I can't afford anything so I stole..." Rachel exclaimed.

"Just don't do it again." Rachel nodded. "I can either notify the school or your parents. It should be your parents I will call them."

"No please don't my father will kill me." Victor and his dad looked wided eyed at Rachel because of how serious she seemed, they were shocked. "I mean he will be really mad..." Rachel said trying to save her self.

"Fine I will call the school." said and Rachel let out a sigh. Better getting a strike than a beating. Richard will not be too happy though.

"Come on Rachel I will drive you home." Victor said. The car ride was silent, most the time then Rachel finally spoke up.

"You're not going to tell Richard right?"

"Nope." Victor said and Rachel smiled.

"Thank you so much Victor I owe you big time." Rachel said in relief.

"You're going to tell him." Victor said and Rachel stopped her little celebration, and her jaw dropped she looked at Victor as he was pulling the car over. Rachel looked out the window.

"This isn't my house." Rachel said looking out her rolled down window window. "This is Richard's house! Victor! come on please. He doesn't need to know."

"Know what?" Richard said poking his head threw the window and Rachel jumped in her seat. "Sorry to scare you I was jogging back home and I saw you guys. What are you two doing?" Richard said wiping his sweat with a towel.

"I was just dropping Rachel off."

"I thought you were busy today." Richard said getting suspicious. Rachel looked back at Victor with a deer in headlights look. Rachel was stuck and she didn't know what to do so she did the only thing she knew what to do when she was in trouble. Run. Rachel opened the car door and ran. Richard stumbled back from Rachel's door being opened and he looked backed at Victor concerned. "What is going on Victor?"

"Go find out." Victor said and drove off. Richard went and ran after Rachel and he saw she was still was surprised that her little legs could go that fast and run for that long, but then Rachel tripped and fell. Richard came up to her and knelt down.

"Rachel what is wrong with you? You're acting strange." Richard said.

"I'm sorry, you're going to be so mad at me." Rachel said looking away from Richard hiding her face and she curled up into a fetal position. Richard took her hand away from her face.

"Rachel, I won't be mad, I promise."

"Don't hit me please." Rachel said quietly keeping her head in between her knees.

"Rachel look at me. I'm not going to hurt you, I'm not your father you do need to be afraid of me." Richard said trying to soothe her. Rachel finally looked up and her eyes were watery and her cheeks were flushed red and stained with tears. "What happen?" Richard said rubbing her back.

"I stole a watch from the mall but Victor's dad caught me and I called Victor to get me out of there and he did but Victors dad said the mall wouldn't charge me but they had tell either my dad or the school so I said the school cause I know my dad would kill me and the school would give me another strike, but if I got a strike you would be mad." Rachel explain taking a deep breath.

"Why would you steal?"

"I wanted to get you something nice, but everything was so expensive."

"Oh Rachel I told you that you don't need to get me anything the best gift of all is knowing you are in my life and having you as a girlfriend." Richard said putting his arms around her and embracing her to make her feel safe and secure. "Please don't ever be afraid of me. I would never hurt you." Richard said trying to get Rachel to stand up. When Rachel finally was standing he took her hand and they walked back to his house in silence. It wasn't a far walk but because of the silence it made it very long. Rachel kept her head down and away not making eye contact with him, but Richard would always glance back at her, hoping she wouldn't run away again. Richard was scared now. Rachel has two strikes and he doesn't want her to get a thir, because he may never see he again. Richard thought of what he could do to fix this or make things better for Rachel, he was a son of a millionaire there has to be something he could do.

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