"Anna, sweetheart, you're being charged with shoplifting – a lot of shoplifting." Lieutenant Rocheford explained, sitting on the end of the interrogation table. She wasn't even a proper lieutenant, I suspected. Were'nt they for the army or something? It was nothing much like the clichés in the movies. No glass one-way wall or anything, but it was freezing. It was, like, negative a billion in here! It was so cold even the cockroaches were wearing snowshoes. It was totally gross. I mean, we're in California and it feels like we're in Antarctica or something. It's kind of eerie, because the cops aren't in uniform. Total cliché, I'll never believe what's on Entertainment Tonight ever again.

"I didn't steal it." Anna persisted stubbornly, "I don't care what you think, I'm totally innocent."

"Because it's your first offence," Lieutenant Rocheford went on, ignoring Anna, "we won't get too heavy on you. Usually, you'd walk out with a warning, but this is so much…it's a five-hundred dollar offence, fifty hours of community service and you'll be on watch. Over ten thousand dollars worth of stolen stuff." she paused, amazed, and then went on, "If you breach any codes or rules, you'd be slapped with a fist-class criminal record and you'd be in a detention centre faster than you can say 'Judge, Jury and Jailer'. Detention centre is a nasty spot, make no mistake, and I wouldn't want you to go there." There was a sympathetic tone in her voice. She'd taken a shine to Anna. I had no idea how far my plan would go, all I knew is once she was discovered with a shady attitude, people would bounce away like crazy. This was brilliant, but it was taking forever! I breathed out, feeling a bit of hair in my face float upwards. We'd been here for hours as Rocheford explained it all. It was serious…seriously boring.

"But I didn't steal anything!" Anna exclaimed, "I swear! Someone must have put them there!"

I groaned. Anna would keep me waiting forever if she began arguing her innocence at every interval.

"Sure they did, honey, sure they did." Said Rocheford, patting her pristine suit. Magenta is so not her colouring, I wonder if she realized that. Maybe I should tell her.

"Are you implying I'm lying to you?!" snapped Anna presently. I rolled my eyes.

"I don't even know why I'm waiting for you, Anna, so can you shut up so we can get a move on?" I sighed, inspecting my nailpolish for chips. There was a little one on my ring finger from the earrings I put in Anna's bag. It may have got my revenge but, wow was it affecting the state of my composure.

"You could be lying, I don't know." Shrugged Rocheford, re-entering a conversation that was dwindling fast, "if your parents weren't in the Bahamas-"

"I'm not that kind of girl." Anna said stubbornly, "You know that, don't you, Summer?" her eyes were big and pleading, but I coaxed my heart to stay stone cold.

"I don't know what kind of a girl you are anymore, Anna." I said coldly.

"That's a lie and you know it!" Anna finally lost her cool completely. She slammed the table with her fist and I winced for her…the table was made of iron. She shoved back her chair, still yelling, "That's a lie and you know it!"

"No, it's the truth." I sighed as if I cared about Anna prior to this day, "The Anna I knew wouldn't steal anything. She was a good girl. She wouldn't try anything so brash – but this Anna has. You're a stranger to me now." I willed my eyes to well up with a small tear, just to get the ball rolling.

"Anna, I hope you realize the significance of your actions," Rocheford said, tucking a strand of botchy blonde behind her ear, "You girls can go now."

"Oh thank God!" I cried, leaping up and grabbing my small Luis Vuitton clutch, "It's absolutely gross in here. Oh," I rolled my eyes at the look Anna gave me, "Oh, fine. I suppose I should give you a ride home."

Anna got up to leave and I decided to tell Rocheford that she didn't look good in that colour. I just had to say it sweetly, because really I was doing her a favour. She looked awful in that stupid outfit.

"Um, Lietutenant-" I began.

"Come on, Summer." hissed Anna, dragging my by my upper arms out of the door.

"Gee, what's your problem?" I said under my breath.

Anna muttered under her breath too, and we rode to her place in stony silence.