Neon Skirt Story:

It all started with a skirt. Berta’s life is forever changed, all because a skirt. Who knew a skirt could change your life. Who knew a skirt would find you the love of your life but also at the same time make you spend time in jail…

One hot July day, Berta was out walking in the park. She ran into this nice guy who caught her eye immediately. She was interested in him instantly. The guy approached Berta and he introduced himself as Harry. Harry asked Berta to join him for coffee tomorrow morning at 9am. Berta was in love at first sight, so she graciously accepted. She was filled with excitement so she called her best friend Louise so they could go shopping to buy Berta a new skirt. Louise met Berta at the mall and they started there shopping day.

Berta and Louise went into their favorite store. Berta saw a new skirt, the skirt is neon pink. She wants this skirt! She thinks this skirt will impress Harry and has to have it. She noticed a different customer with the skirt in her hand. Bummer! She tells Louise that she needs that skirt. So Louise and Berta head to the dressing room to come up with a plan on how to get it. The plan went as followed: Louise was going to cause a diversion in the store and scream that the customer is trying to steal a pair of sunglasses. Berta is to put the sunglass in the customer’s purse to make it look like she is stealing them, in return getting her kicked out. Berta waited for the plan to start. After the security guard kicked out the customer, Berta takes the skirt. With money in her pocket and a hole burning in her pocket she waits in line. She walks to the cashier; at this same time the cashier closes the register just as Berta hopes to pay. What now? So she decides against the skirt and leaves the boutique.

Upon returning home, Berta tries not to think about the skirt anymore. Restlessness, Berta calls Louise at 10pm begging for her help. Louise comes up with another plan. They are to go to the store the next day, around 1am to break into the boutique to steal the skirt. Berta loves this idea, she needs this skirt to impress Harry for her date, and she cannot wait until the store opens at 10am because her coffee date is at 9am. Louise and Berta go to the boutique. The shop is open, someone forgot to lock it! She goes and grabs the skirt, and leaves the money and a note for the boutique about what had happened. So technically Berta bought the skirt. This feels good. Elation!  Her and Louise leave the store, at this point they can hear sirens from a distance and run out so the police do not catch them. She takes it home and tries it on again. Berta soon realizes she has nothing to match a hot pink neon skirt. What was she thinking. It fits none of her other clothes. At this point Berta is depressed. She still has nothing to wear for her date with Harry.

Little did Berta know, while she was leaving the money, she dropped her ID on the ground of the store. The cops showed up at Berta’s house and arrested her for robbery and breaking and entering. Berta never made it to her date, but she did meet the love of her life while in jail, it was the police officer that arrested her. So all in all the skirt ruined and enhanced her life. Berta realized that it is not ok to steal, and that breaking into the boutique is wrong, but her life started with a skirt.