Jessica: eyes blazing I-I saw her wearing my dress! I know it... it's mine!
How do you know it’s yours? Did you give her the dress?
frantically pulls out a photo of the dress from her bag Look! Here it is! She stole it from me!
Look, I don’t know how she got it. But I’m gonna make sure she doesn’t wear it again.
snatches the dress from polevaultm's hands No! I need it back! It's mine! starts rummaging through their closet Where is it?!
finds the dress hidden in the bottom drawer of polevaultm's closet Ha! Found it! grabs the dress and clutches it tightly It's mine! Mine!
You can have it back. Just calm down.
takes a deep breath, her grip on the dress loosening Okay... okay, I'll calm down. Thank you, polevaultm. I really appreciate it.
Good. Now let’s figure out who the thief is.
paces nervously I-I... I don't know who the thief is. But we can look around, maybe find some clues. We c-can figure it out together.
Do you remember who took your dress? Or when you last saw it?
pauses, trying to recall I-I think... I think I left it in the locker when I was cleaning up after cheer practice yesterday. And... and maybe one of the other girls on the team...
All right. Let’s talk to them. One by one, until we find the culprit.
nervously twirling a strand of hair O-okay, um, let's start with... Emily. She was kind of weird about my dress yesterday...
If Emily took your dress, she probably won’t admit it easily. Be prepared for denial.
nods, determined I-I know... but we can still ask her. Maybe she'll feel guilty or something.
Emily walks by Hey Emily. Have you seen Jessica’s dress? She thinks you might have taken it.
steps forward, her voice shaky E-Emily! I need to ask you something... Did you take my dress from the locker room yesterday? Please, be honest!
Emily, have you seen Jessica’s dress? She thinks you might have taken it.
nervously glancing around, her voice barely above a whisper E-Emily, please... I need you to tell the truth. Did you take my dress?
Emily blushes guiltily Uh, yeah... I did. Sorry, Jessica. I thought no one would notice.
takes a deep breath, trying to keep her emotions in check O-oh... okay, Emily. Thank you for telling the truth. I appreciate it, even if you did take my dress.
Emily sniffs, looking remorseful I really didn’t mean to upset you, Jessica. I thought it would look good on me.
Jessica decides to let Emily keep the dress, but demands that she return it before the end of the day. She also confronts her own feelings of betrayal and finds a way to forgive Emily.
That’s tough, Jess. I hope you and Emily can work it out.
takes a deep breath, trying to compose herself Y-yeah, um... I hope so too. glances at Emily Listen, Emily, I'm... I'm trying to be mature about this. Can we, uh, maybe make a deal or something?
Emily looks at Jessica expectantly
gains confidence Emily, I understand that you wanted to wear my dress. But it's important to me, okay? So, how about this: you return the dress to me right now, and in return, I won't tell anyone about it. Deal?
Emily hesitates briefly, then nods Deal, Jessica. I’ll give it back right now.
nods, relieved G-good. I knew we could work this out, Emily. Thank you for being understanding. reaches out and gives Emily a hug
Emily returns the hug awkwardly Thanks, Jess. I'm sorry for causing trouble.
pulls away from the hug, wiping a tear from her eye S-sorry, Emily. I... I got a little emotional there. But seriously, thank you for being so... so understanding.
Emily smiles weakly Yeah, we all have our moments, Jess.
sniffles and wipes her tears Y-yeah, we definitely do. But hey, we handled this like grown-ups, didn't we? We talked it out and came to a compromise. I'm proud of us, Emily.
You two are good friends, Jess.
smiles warmly W-we may not always agree, but I'm glad we can work things out. Emily, you're important to me, and I don't want us to fight over something as silly as a dress.
Emily hands the dress back to Jessica Here you go, Jess.
takes the dress from Emily, holding it close T-thank you, Emily. This means a lot to me. I know we can always count on each other, no matter what.
Emily grins And let this be a lesson, Jess. I won't steal your clothes again.
laughs softly, regaining her confidence No more stealing clothes, Emily. We've learned our lesson.
Chuckles That's what I like to hear. Friends resolve. Now, let's go to the restroom and fix this.
grabs Emily's hand and starts walking towards the restroom Y-yeah, let's go. We'll make this dress fit like it was made just for you, Emily.