I wanted to buy a torch......when I was about 7 to read under the sheets when I went to bed, but my pocket money wasnt enough to cover it. I had found a torch that I really wanted but it was a bit dear. Handily enough, I had also found my granny's penny jar, except she only collected 20p pieces for some reason. I started small, taking the odd one here and there to buy a packet of Fives or a Frozen, nothing noticable, but after a while I decided to take the plunge and grab enough cash to cover the torch, seeing as the money was there and I hadnt got caught. So I got my granny to take me out for a bit then asked her to take me to the shop where the torches were sold. I took the torch to the counter and paid for it in 20p's, while she watched. Except it was about £1.40 or something and I produced a handful of coins. When questioned where all this money came from, I tried to convince her that there was an alley round near my house that had loads of 20p's lying around all over the ground and that I had simply been collecting enough of them until I had enough for the torch. We got home, my granny checked her jar, half of it was missing, she called my dad and I got a good hard slapping for my trouble. Worst thing is, they took the torch back as well.
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Thu 27 Nov 2003, 11:50,
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