Not before you make things right, Oliver’s mind screamed. He took a step back and began running away from Diana. She yelled after him, but he didn’t stop.
At the apartment, Oliver told John he was done with stealing. John got angry, thinking Oliver would rat him out to the cops now that Diana’s dad knew where they lived. He tried to hit him with a baseball bat, but Diana, who had followed Oliver, stopped John’s attack by smashing a nearby glass bottle on the man’s head and rendering him unconscious.
“Don’t worry, he’ll be fine. I didn’t hit him that hard!” Diana fumed. “I’m sorry, Diana.
I-I want to be a good person,” Oliver said, but Diana didn’t believe him. “Good people do good things, Oliver!” Diana yelled and left, feeling betrayed. Oliver knew he was wrong.
He decided to change for the better, wanting to be Diana’s hero. He went to Diana’s house, feeling guilty. “I’m not letting you in,” Diana told Oliver.
“I don’t blame you. I just came to give this back,” Oliver said, handing over her mom’s locket he’d found in the trash near his apartment. Diana was happy but still upset with Oliver.
“Thanks for returning what you stole,” she said sarcastically. Oliver apologized and left, feeling worse. Three weeks later, Oliver found John, who was stealing again.
Oliver, pretending to join him in the robbery, actually helped the police catch John. “You set me up?” John was shocked as Jacob handcuffed him. “He’s a thief too!” he yelled, trying to implicate Oliver.
“Yeah, yeah, we know that, boy. And that’s why he’s already serving time in community service and paying for his crimes,” Jacob responded with a knowing smile before leading John away. Alone with Diana, Oliver asked, “Can I ask you out now?”
Diana nodded a subtle ‘yes.’ Oliver, seized by a moment of boldness, pulled her back and kissed her deeply.
This is so much better than the bad choices I made in the past, he thought as he kissed Diana, who reciprocated with equal passion. At that moment, Oliver knew his journey toward redemption was just beginning. With Diana’s support and his resolve to do better, he was ready to face the challenges ahead.
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