The wallet
Dylan was determined to “figure it out”. His friends would have given him weird looks if he showed up to the party empty-handed. No, that wasn’t an option. His mom often had cash at home and wouldn’t notice if a small amount was missing, he convinced himself. But first, he needed to find her wallet…
After a few minutes of digging through her jacket and purse, he caught a glimpse of the wallet. It was on top of the refrigerator. There were four ten-dollar bills in it. Dylan grabbed one of them. All done, now he could show up to the party.
This appeared to be the beginning of a downwards spiral…