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Season 3, Episode 20: Honey, I Broke The House
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A crash sounded from the kitchen, and it seemed to shake the very building as the sound of shattering glass shattered the silence… pun very much intended… and the sound of footsteps thundering down the steps echoed through the house as the Tanner family raced towards the kitchen.
Jodie got there first, and she saw Joey's car in the kitchen with a gigantic gaping hole in the wall; her twin was at the wheel with a look of terror on her face.
"Steph!" she yelled.
"What happened?" Joey's voice was saying from the other side of the kitchen door. Any minute, their entire family would be in the kitchen.
"Get out!" Jodie hissed, and Stephanie obeyed, too terrified of punishment and in too much shock from crashing the car to ignore Jodie's order. Jodie slid into the front seat and watched as the kitchen door was swung open as her family entered the kitchen.
"Jodie, are you okay?" Danny asked, climbing over the debris to help his daughter out of the car. "Broken bones, scratches, concussion? Anything? How many fingers am I holding up?" he demanded, displaying three fingers.
"Three," Jodie answered. "Dad, I'm fine. I was pretending to drive the car, but it must not have been in park like I thought it was…"
"Jodie, you could've been seriously hurt! You could've hurt someone else! What on earth were you thinking?" Jesse admonished.
Jodie shrugged. "I wasn't. I'm sorry about your car, Joey."
Joey sighed. "Apology accepted, but you'll need to pay us back every single penny it takes to repair all of this, and it'll be coming out your allowance. You'll have to do a lot of extra chores to make up for this."
"It'll take years to make that much money," Jodie complained.
"You should've thought of that before you drove the car into the kitchen," Joey pointed out.
Jodie nodded. "Good point."
"Everyone, start sweeping," Danny commanded. "Jodie may have made the mess, but this is a group effort. There's a lot of glass, so make sure you're all wearing shoes!"
Stephanie glanced at Jodie, who smiled to tell her it was okay, but Stephanie couldn't hide the guilt on her face. Luckily, no one noticed her guilty expression…
Or so she thought.
"It was you, wasn't it?"
Stephanie glanced up from where she was sitting on her bed to see DJ standing in the doorway, her eyebrows raised.
"What are you talking about?" Stephanie asked.
"You were the one that drove the car into the kitchen, and Jodie took the fall for it," DJ realized.
Stephanie opened her mouth to deny it, but DJ raised an eyebrow once again, and Stephanie sighed. DJ already knew the truth; what was the point in even trying to deny the truth?
"How'd you know?" Stephanie asked.
"I saw your face, Steph. You looked guiltier than that time you cut Uncle Jesse's hair," DJ pointed out.
"You knew about that, too," Stephanie questioned. "What do you think I should do?"
DJ shrugged. "I think you should tell Dad the truth about the car. You may get in trouble, but I'd rather get punished now than still feel guilty for not doing the right thing years from now."
Stephanie nodded. "I guess you're right."
"Come on. I'll be there with you when you tell him," DJ said.
The two sisters walked down the steps and found Jodie standing on a step stool and dusting the ceiling fan. Michelle was standing at the foot of the step stool and would hand Jodie the dusting spray whenever she needed it before holding it while Jodie wiped down the wooden blades of the ceiling fan. I'm sure Michelle had better things to do than help her sister clean, but maybe she felt bad for Jodie or maybe she was in a helpful mood that day.
Stephanie walked into the kitchen, shortly followed by DJ, and found her dad continuing to sweep the floor.
"Dad," Stephanie said. "I have something to tell you."
"What is it, Steph?" he questioned.
"I was the one that crashed the car!" Stephanie blurted. "I didn't want Jodie to take the fall for me, but I didn't stop her, and I wasn't sure what to do until DJ told me I should do the right thing and tell you."
Danny glanced up. "Thank you for being honest with me, Steph. And for your honesty, I will be… more lenient. You do not have to pay me back for the wall, but Joey's car will still be coming out of your allowance."
"I should start on my chores," Stephanie muttered.
"Don't worry. Jodie will be helping you. While I admire her for wanting to help you, she knows better than to lie to me," Danny said.
Stephanie stared at the wrecked car for another moment and realized how much lighter her chest felt without the weight of the lie Jodie and Stephanie had told and the guilt that came with it.
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