The Quiet Hustle

Daily writing prompt

Have you ever unintentionally broken the law?

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I have a short story. When I was a small child, I was at the store with my mother and sisters. While we were there, I came across a toy I thought was very cool. It was a mini kaleidoscope thing and made everything look cool when you looked into it. I think I put it in my pocket and we left the store.

On our way home I was playing with it and my sister caught me. My mother told me I could go to jail for that. So, we turned around and went back to the store, and I returned it. My mother also made me apologize to the cashier, which I did. I didn’t know I was stealing because I was very little and I guess it was a lesson learned.