BIG MISTAKE...gettin around school :[ please read..
Question Posted Tuesday May 16 2006, 6:31 pm
I know its LONG! but im serious..im panicing..
i did something bad..really bad :[ i do regret it but i tried to stop it! you see my friend and i went out to eat..at this restauraunt where all the kids go! im 16 and my friend is 15! my mom dropped us off there since i cant drive YET. soo we ate and everything and my friend is like ..lets walk out without paying! and im like nooo nooo noo! im not gonna do that i just cant im not like that. and shes like come on i have a plan we go to the bathroom and then just walk out! and you see like EVERYONE from our school was there that night. so we go into the bathroom and im like we cant do it ..its not right! we are gonna be caught lets just pay whats the big deal? and my friend is like if we see our waitress then we will go back to our table and pay but if we dont lets just leave. soo we didnt see her but i tried goin back but my friend grabbed my hand and like dragged me outta there. we started running away..and then the waitress and the manager came out and was like you ladies walked out without paying and then we made up some story..but we eneded up paying in the end anyways! i didnt tell my mom or anything but then today (4 days later) this girl is like what did you do this weekend and im like hungout with people and she is like what did you do on friday? and im like went out to eat and shes like oh yeah i heard you tried to eat and run but you got caught and im like WHO DID YOU HEAR THAT FROM? and she is like matt..the kid right next to her some really popular kid! and then im like well how does he know so now i guess its getting around the school and im not like that at all! i feel so stupid and embarassed i know it was totally wrong but it wasnt my idea! im so ashamed..what should i do? is there anything i can do?! im scared my mom or brother or dad is gonna find out since my bro goes there all the time! and now we cant go back there and it was our favorite place because we are scared they will recognize us! i just dont know! i know its wrong so please dont say anything i just dont know what to do. and the people that worked there are only a grade older then me and my friend-11th grade and they were working! they were the ones who probably told! just any advice?
the.incredible.mable answered Tuesday May 16 2006, 7:33 pm: Hello,
This is a tough situation. Your parents will probably react to it better if you tell them yourself. If someone else tells them first, they will get even more mad. If you tell them the whole story, and that you tried to stop the friend, and that you got (literally) dragged out of the resturaunt. Tell them that you DID end up paying, and that you would never do anything like that again. If your parents let you see your law breaking friend again soon, you need to tell her that you can't do things like that again.
AskWhatever answered Tuesday May 16 2006, 7:30 pm: I know this isnt what you want to hear but there isnt much you can do, i have been in a situation like this and i also know people like this.I know this is bad but it is the only thingyou can really do.Just when people bring it up tell them that you went to the bathroom and when you came out your friend was waiting, so you thought she had paid, and your friend was waiting because she thought you had already paid. You have to let it slide andnot affect you. If your brother or mother finds out then tell them what i said and say that people are making rumors around the school that it was a different story. Or tell your mom the story i told you BEFORE someone else tells her, that way she will be more likely to believe you and will understand when someone brings it up. I KNOW THIS IS REALLY BAD and that you shouldnt take this advice but it is all you can do till this thing blows over. Yeah its bad but you made a mistake ( everyone does sometime) and you just should never do it again.
Devina answered Tuesday May 16 2006, 7:27 pm: Don't panic... oh... that's horrible!! How could she do something bad like that and bring you in the problem as well?? I say, don't really listen to the people around you... that will make your situation even worse... (with the addition of your panic...) Well, just tell them that you weren't trying to run off and not pay the food. I don't know if this is a right thing, but maybe you can make up some stories... because there's no other way.. or maybe you can go to that restaurant and just sit, eat, and pay, so that they won't suspect you any longer... And try to avoid your friend, if she's going to do that again, that will be really bad... >.< I'm sorry sweetie... I hope I've helped. If your mom finds out, tell her the true story. I mean, your friend grabbed you; you didn't want to do it at all. And anyway, since you weren't really the one who wanted to do that, it will all be alright. Don't worry. Everything will be alright.
Hope I've helped. I wish you the very very best luck!! Good luck. I hope this thing will get better... *I'll pray for you...* [ Devina's advice column | Ask Devina A Question ]
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