Chapter 4
So much is going through Stephanie's mind right at that moment. Did her friend really want her to conceder stealing? She knew it was wrong, but she didn't want to lose her new friend. She thought some more…Maybe she could give the money to the store later, by saying keep the change. Maybe not.
"Um… I don't know,"
"Come on Steph its one shirt, what harm could it do?"
A lot Stephanie thought to herself, if her dad found out that she stole a shirt he would be disappointed! Steph could see his face.
"No I can't!"
"But you really want the shirt right?"
"Yes but I still can't steel it"
"Ok, I could take it for, that way it wasn't really you, you know?"
"you would do that for me?"
"what are friends for?"
"OK I guess"
They giggled all the way home, but something still didn't feel right, Stephanie hadn't stolen anything, but she let her friend steel for her. When they got home Steph ran straight to her room, and when her dad asked what she bought, she simply said,
"Nothing,"
But when Stephanie heard her dad say how proud he was of her, she couldn't help but feel guilty. She burst out into tears trying to explain what she did and how wrong it was. Danny gave her the face that Stephanie had seen back at the store. All he could say was,
"How could you?"
And left to his room thinking of what he was supposed to do. This had never happened before, Stephanie was the one who followed the rules, and she had never done anything like this before! This is almost as bad as the time DJ thought she was fat! Danny needed to have some thinking time, this was too much too take in.