The Stolen Shades Short Story

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The Stolen Shades
By:Nidhi Patel #21

This is a true story from when I was 5 years old. It was a warm summer day and I was 5 years old when this thing happened. Me and my mom were at claire's to find a present for my cousin’s birthday. When we first walked in I felt a split breeze and the smell of candy and roses rushed around the store.
I was so overwhelmed by all of the colors and bling in the store that I almost fainted. I was ready to leave until I saw a light shining from the corner of my eye. I turned around and saw the limited edition rainbow rhinestone sunglasses or so I thought. I couldn’t believe what I was looking at. There was a whole bucket full of them. When you looked into the bucket it blinded your eyes because of all the shiny rhinestones and I was dying to have one. I didn’t want to ask my mom for them because I knew she would tell …show more content…

I was petrified on the inside but I went over to the basket for the glasses. I was hidden behind one of the shelfs so my mom doesn't see me. The basket was right in front of me and I was about ready to pick up the sunglasses until I realized that the security cameras would see me. I stopped in my tracks and was frazzled. If I stuffed the glasses in my pocket right then and there what would happen? I decided to take the safe way and ran over to the fitting rooms to stuff the sunglasses in my pocket.
“NIDHI!!!!”
I heard my mom calling me but while I was coming back I got this wheezy feeling in my stomach. I didn’t know what to do but I went along as it was normal and we left the store. We were half way out the door until I realized that the door alarm didn’t go off. After that I thought I was a master escape artist. (P.S I thought that master escape artist meant thief when I was little). At one point while leaving the store I was about to blurt out that I stole the glasses but to stop myself I had to hold my breath. My mom saw me holding my breath and

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