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Emily Paulson Brother Tom American Literture December 3, 2007 It was a hot Thursday morning and Alyssa was starting her new lifeguarding job this upcoming Monday. Alyssa was so excited for her new job but her parents were leaving to there lakehouse most of the summer and she would be staying with her aunt. Her mother just gave her a credit card to spend on food and emergencies while they were gone. Alyssa felt that her parents really trusted her allowing her to stay home all summer and giving her the credit card.

Alyssa couldn't wait to hang out with her friends and begin lifeguarding with her best friend, Bridget. This weekend was the last time most of her freinds could all hang out before everyone left on vacation and everyone began to work, so they were having a huge pool party with her friends. Bridget and her decided that they needed cute, new swimsuits for their job and the party coming up. Before going to the mall her aunt gave her $40 to use to buy a bathingsuit and if it was anymore expensive she would have to use her own money. Alyssa was mad at her mom for telling her aunt not to give her more money but she couldn't complain.

At the mall Bridget and Alyssa tried on every bathing suit in the mall. Finally they saved the best store for last...They rushed into PacSun quickly pulling every bathing suit off the racks. They tried them all on, even the ugly ones. Finally Alyssa found the perfect bathing suit. The black bikini was $100 though. She was so bummed that she could get it.

"Alyssa, didn't your mom give you a credit card for the summer thought, can't you just use that?" Bridget reminded her.

" Yeah, but my mom said for emergencies and food ONLY! I can't make her mad she is already letting me stay home this summer." Alyssa exclaimed.

"But, this is an emergency, and how would she know you spent your money on a bathingsuit?" Bridget tried to convince her.

" Yeah, I guess using it once won't hurt." Alyssa said nervous if she would get in trouble.

She didn't think her mom would find out and even if she did, she could just lie and say she was buying a present for her friend Emily's upcoming birthday. But now that she had bought the bathing suit, she was very excited for the party this weekend and her upcoming lifeguard job.

The day of the party Alyssa's parents called to check up on her.

"Hey Alyss, how's Aunt Jill?" Alyssa's mom asked. "Oh she's great mom...how's everyone at the lake?" "Everyone's good here but we all miss you! Have you need to use the credit card at all?" Her mom asked. "Um yeah yesterday i needed to buy Emily a last minute birthday present,"Alyssa lied guiltly. "Oh that's sweet. Tell her we say happy birthday and have a great time today! "Okay i will mom. Tell everyone i say hey! Love you!" "Love you, Bye." Her mom told her. As she heard her mom hang up the phone she began to feel even more guilty. She wasn't happy with herself but she couldn't tell her mom now. She would be sent to the lake with the rest of the family, for now buying the bathingsuit and now lying to her mom. As the summer went on Alyssa became less guilty and began to buy more things she needed. HEr mom hadn't seen the bill and plus she did it once, she would already be in trouble.

When the summer was over her mom and dad came home. They seemed fine until a couple weeks after school started they sat her down. They had a peice of paper in front of them and both looked very seriously at her. Alyssa sat down as her parents told her about the bill that was sent to them for her credit card. They were going to let her use it during the year and not have a job, but now she would be working at her father's office, filing papers to pay for the bill. Alyssa learned that summer, not to lie to her parents and not to walk with the Devil.