 193  «Is this right, Ben?» she said to the younger boy. «Are you sure the bullies who hurt you are the same ones?» «Yes,» he whispered. «The same ones.» She looked at each of them in turn. «You can leave it to me now,» she said quietly. «I'll see the head first thing in the morning. And don't worry, either of you. This won't happen again, I promise you.» №13 More and more people these days get caught shop-lifting; that is, taking things from shops and not paying for them. It is a big problem these days. What actually happens if the shop-keeper thinks you have stolen something? The true story of Mrs. C. is a good example. Mrs. С went shopping twice a week. She shopped for her own family and for some old people who could not get to the shops. She always went to the same supermarket. One day she met a friend in there. She had just chosen a piece of cheese from the shelf. The two of them talked and walked round the shop together. Then when her friend went out, Mrs. C. went with her. At once the shop-keeper caught her, and told her she had taken a piece of cheese without paying. Mrs. C. was shocked and while she was trying to explain what had happened outside the shop, people stopped to see what was happening. Mrs. C. knew many of them and felt very ashamed. It looked as though she was a criminal! She said she would pay for it at once. But the shop-keeper called the police. A police-car came to the shop and she was taken away. When they got her to the police-station, she was questioned for three hours. After this she was charged and was told she would have to go to court. During the next week, Mrs. C. stayed inside her house in a state of shock. She drank black coffee and took pills all the time. After only seven days, she had lost fourteen pounds in weight. The doctor saw her, and told her not no fight in court. «Say you did it, and get it over,» he said. He was afraid that she would have a heart-attack. In a way the story had a happy ending, because the judge listened to the story, and just told her to go home and forget about it. She was free. But Mrs. C. is not the same woman. A whole year after this, she is still afraid to go out. She will not go into shops. She is afraid of what people think about her. 193 |
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