"How about you put down that pendant? If you clench it any harder, itll leave marks!" Sandy insisted.
"Sorry, but my job is at stake." Spongebob said.
"Come on, what will happen if you just put it down?"
"..." Spongebob thought about it. "...Okay. But Im gonna stare at it, just in case!"
He put it down on the table and ate his cookies. Sandy had a plan.
"Look! Mermade Man and Barnacle Boy are signing T-shirts!" Sandy exclaimed. Spongebobs eyes widened.
"WHERE? WHERE!" Spongebob turned around to see it. Sandy quickly grabbed the pendant and replaced it with a phoney. Spongebob turned back around.
"Darn, they must have left." Spongebob said. He checked his hat, everything seemed fine.
DING!
"Theres the cookies! Ill be right back!" Sandy said.
"I hate doing this...He is my friend...But I need money... I hate myself..."
Sandy grabbed the cookies and took them to Spongebob.
"Mmmm...These are good! Chocolate and seanut butter!" Spongebob said.
"Peanut butter."
"Right."
"Mind is I take some home to Gary?" Spongebob asked.
"Yeah, sure." Sandy answered.
"Whoops, I gotta go. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy is on in 10 minutes." Spongebob said. "Thanks for the cookies. Ill just have one more.
Spongebob and Sandy touched the same cookie.
"Uhh..." Spongebob quickly removed his hand. "Gotta go, thanks for the cookies." Spongebob walked out.
"Like I said...I hate myself..." Sandy sighed. "But, atleast Ill be able to eat. I better sell this pendant on the internet..."
NEXT DAY---MONDAY
Spongebob ran to the Krusty Krab, chanting 'IM READY!".
He entered the Krusty Krab.
"Ahoy, Mr. K!" Spongebob greeted.
"Ahoy, Spongebob. Lets see if you kept my pendant nice and tidey." Krabs said. He poked Spongebobs hat.
Suddenly, Mr. Krabss eyes grew wide. He snatched Spongebobs hat off his head and ripped the pendant off the hat. The pendant crumbled into dust. Spongebob gasped.
"Its a fake! SPONGEBOB, YOU LOST MY PENDANT!" Krabs exclaimed.
Spongebob tried to look back at what he did the last 2 days. Then, he remembered what happened at the tree dome. He relized what Sandy had done.
"But sir! I didnt lose it! My friend stole it from me! Please...Dont..."
Mr. Krabs shook his head.
"You know how much that pendant was worth, boy. Im sorry."
"You are fired..."
Spongebobs eyes widened.
"No...No... NO!"
Mr. Krabs walked by his office, when he felt small hands wrap around him.
"I...Ill miss you Mr. Krabs..." Spongebob said. He unwrapped his arms and gave his uniform to Krabs, then walked out of the resturant in sadness.
"...Did you have to be so hard on him?" Squidword asked. Mr. Krabs sighed.
"That pendant was worth more than his, mine or your life. I have no choice but to fire him."
Squidword nodded and continued his work.
"I...I cant believe it...Sandy...She was my friend...A-and I was hoping she would be..."
Suddenly, Sandy ran up to him.
"Howdy, Spongebob! How was..."
"Quiet, squirrel!" Spongebob shouted. Sandy was silent.
"How could you do this? You were my friend!"
"I-Im guessing...You know about...What I did..."
"Either that or Krabs fired me for my bad breath!"
"Spongebob, you must understand..."
"The only thing I understand, is that my so called friend got me fired for money! I could have helped you, but not like this!"
"Spongebob..." Sandy said silently.
"Go away! We can never be friends again!" Spongebob ran away to his pineapple.