hanging with the thief ~ #friendship,#tweens,#peerpressure

Joni,Heather,and Mary Beth were friends and went to the same middle school.Heather and Mary Beth made the honor roll each semester.Joni was a good student,but did not make all A's.They all lived in a quiet neighborhood near Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. Heather and Mary Beth went over to Joni's house to ask her parents if she could go to the mall and shop.Joni's parents said that she could go after she finished her chores. She had to clean up her room.The girls came in and helped Joni clean her room and throw away some trash.Joni told Heather and Mary Beth that she did not have much money to spend today.Heather told her that it was okay. Heather's older sister dropped the girls off at the mall and they headed to Claire's and Justice.They looked around and picked outfits that they liked.Heather had a large pink bag with her.Mary Beth carried a small blue shoulder purse.Claire's was filled with earrings,bracelets,bff jewelry,boots,hair accessories,nail polish,mirrors,fashion glasses,socks,etc. Mary Beth and Joni each picked out a bff owl necklace.Mary Beth chose the pink necklace and Joni bought the purple one.The two girls checked out and looked for Heather.Heather was at the back of the store and had two hair bands in her hand.Heather paid for the hairbands and the girls left the store. Heather's sister called and said she would pick them up in thirty minutes.They all were hungry and went to the food court to get some chicken nuggets and a drink.After sitting at the eating table,Joni noticed that Heather's pink bag was full of stuff from Claire's.Joni could see a Justin Bieber diary,earrings,sunglasses,and writing pens.It was stuff that she didn't pay for! What was going on? Did she steal those things from the store? Joni told Mary Beth of her suspicion when Heather went to get more napkins from the chicken store.When Heather returned,Mary Beth asked her about the stuff in her bag.Heather said,"I put some things in my bag, so what?" Joni and Mary Beth looked at each other in disbelief.They were in shock at what had just happened! They were hanging out with a shoplifter.... a thief!! Heather's sister arrived to take them home.Joni and Mary Beth sat quietly in the back seat of the car all of the way home. What would you do if you found out that one of your friends was a thief? ~sweet thoughts, Marie