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       The girl in my story debates for days on whether or not she wants to buy a new skirt. Sara is saving her money for her school trip. When she decides to go to the mall with her friend, she sees a skirt she really wants. Sara doesn't want to spend the money she saved for her school trip but she wants to get the skirt because it's the last one. Her friend is also looking at the same one. It makes her want the skirt more. Sara decides to wait to get the skirt but when she finally buys the skirt and takes it home, she has nothing to match it with and doesn't know what to do next.

      

       Sara spent the weekend doing chores around the house so she could save money for her school trip. Sara's friend asks her to go to the mall on Sunday morning. Sara agrees and when they get to Sara's favorite clothing store, Sara can't help but want to buy a really nice neon skirt she sees. She thinks about the money in her pocket and the school trip. Sara's friend was also looking at the skirt and smiles. She decides then to take the skirt and go wait in line to pay, but when she gets to the line and waits for the cashier to open the drawer, Sara decides not to get the skirt that day. She is happy she could save her money for school.

   
     

       The next day, Sara is in school and all she can think about is the neon skirt. She knows the school trip is this Friday and goes back to her homework. After she gets home she asks her little brother to play a game. He happily agrees and Sara holds out both hands for him to pick from. He picks the left hand. Sara asks him what it says and in big bold letters, he unfolded the paper and it read: GET IT.

       Sara takes the bus to the mall later that day and buys the skirt. She feels so good to have the skirt. She forgets all about the school trip and appreciates her new skirt. Sara runs in the house when she gets home and goes straight to her bedroom. She slips the skirt on over her jeans, not wasting any time. It fits nice. Now all she needed was a shirt to go with it. She quickly goes through her shirts and finds nothing to match a bright orange neon skirt. She turns to the mirror again and sighs. All that work she went through to get the skirt and she has nothing to go with it. She spent her last 75 cents on the bus ride home and had no other options. Sara doesn't know what to do next.

     

       I think that the girl should think to get a shirt that matches her new skirt then she will be happy. She can save up her earned money for the shirt just like she did with the skirt. The school trip would have still been fun without money but then she didn't have anything to go with the skirt she spent all her money on. Sara should have checked for a shirt before she got a skirt that's so noticeably bright. If she still wants money for the trip she could ask her mother to give her more chores after school all week.