It was January 6th, one of the coldest days here in Chicago, and I was at my

house with my friend Dasia. She had decided to sleep over and we were just watching
scary movies in my living room when all of the sudden she came up with this crazy idea.
She had been talking to my friend Ricardo's friend, Luis, and she thought he was really
cute and had heard a lot about him and wanted to meet him in person. “Why don’t you
text Ricardo and ask him if he can come over with Luis?” she asked me with a
mischievous smile . “We don't have to let them in, they can just come really quick, stay
outside, and we can talk to them through your bedroom window.” At the moment when
she said this it seemed like not a big deal and something that we could easily get away
with. “Sure, why not let's just make sure no one hears us talking to them when they
come.” I told her hoping things would go that way.
Around 20 minutes later, I got a text from Ricardo saying that they were outside
and for me to open the window for them so we could talk to them. It was around ten in
the night and it was snowing like crazy outside. When I opened up the window I saw
Ricardo and Luis standing completely still, shaking like crazy, and covered in snow.
They had walked all the way from McDonalds to my house and were freezing and tired.
“Please let us in,” Luis begged me and Dasia. “I promise if you let us go in just for a
while so then I can finish eating in peace I’ll be quiet and not make a single noise.”
When he told me this my first reaction was to right aways say no, since I knew if I
let them in I would most likely get caught and would be in trouble for life, yet on the
other hand I felt really bad for making them walk all the way to my house in the really
cold weather just to tell them they had to leave right away. They would also have to
walk back in the snow to wherever they were going after that which just made me feel
even worse. “You can come in, but just for a little bit until you're warm again.” I finally
decided since I felt bad for them. “Thanks I promise I won’t make a single noise, it’ll be
like i'm not even there.” Luis said sounding relieved.
I snuck him and Ricardo through my back door and into my room where Dasia
was waiting for me. She was sitting in the corner of my room, on a black sofa next to a
big full body mirror. She was just cautiously watching them as they walked in while she
acted like she was busy texting someone. Not even five minutes after I let them in I hear
Luis scream “WHY DOES MY HAMBURGER HAVE MUSTARD WHEN I ORDERED IT
WITHOUT MUSTARD I CAN’T EAT THIS ANYMORE I WANT MY MONEY BACK.”
from my closet which was where he was eating at. “Be quiet my parents are going to
hear you.” I whispered to him hoping no he hadn’t woken them up. “BUT MY
HAMBURGER HAS MUSTARD AND I DON'T WANT IT ANYMORE, PLUS I’M
THIRSTY AND I NEED TO PEE CAN YOU GET ME A DRINK AND LET ME USE
YOUR BATHROOM.” He responded not bothering to quiet down. “Shut up.” Ricardo
told him, “Bro if you keep on talking that loud we gonna get caught and kicked out.” “Ight
then but I really do have to use the bathroom can I go?” he responded finally bring his
voice down. “No because what if one of my parents or siblings get up to use the
bathroom and you're in there? It's too much of a risk so you're just going to have to
wait.”I told him annoyed by all his comments. “UGHHH ight then.” he said rolling his
eyes at me. He then got up from where he was sitting at and went up to my where I had
my perfumes and started smelling all of them. “Aye let me see your wrist” he told my
friend Dasia who had been quiet and on her phone the entire time. “Sure…” she
responded sounding unsure since she did not know what he was going to do next. He
then started spraying each one of my perfumes on her wrist, smelling it, and then
deciding whether he liked how that perfume smelled or not. We were all just looking at
him like what is he doing… but then heard some footsteps outside my bedroom door.
“RUN FOR YOUR LIVES.” Luis screamed with panic in his voice, yet still laughing like
this was all a big joke. “Shhhh.” we all told him. “BOY I’M OUT OF HERE I AIN’T BOUT
TO DIE TONIGHT THAT PROBABLY YO DADDY WITH A GUN OR SOME I'M OUTTA
HERE DUCES.” He said throwing the perfume he had in hand at the time which made
things worse since it was made of glass which made a bunch of noise. Dasia started
laughing while Ricardo told Luis to be quiet in a serious tone, but it was too late since I
heard someone knock on my bedroom door. “Maria and Dasia open the door who are
you guys talking to and why are you guys making so much noise?” I heard my mom
say. At that moment I knew I’d gotten caught and that I had to tell her the truth. I opened
my bedroom door and told Ricardo and Luis to get their stuff and leave. They both got
up without saying a word picked up their stuff and walked out. My mom was also quiet
the entire time and just led them to the back door and let them out without saying a
single word to them or me.
Once they left she told Dasia to go to sleep since it was late but she didn't say a
single word to me. “I’m sorry.” I told her hoping she’d say something but all she did was
go back to her bedroom and went to sleep. She went on ignoring me until a day after
where she sat me down, told me why what I did was wrong and how that decision I
made to let them in said a lot about me and how disappointed in me she was. She also
told me the consequences and how next time if I did something like that again she
would tell my dad and let him handle things, which I knew would be worse. I never felt
so bad in my life. I just wanted to burst into tears and take everything i'd done back. I
was so disappointed in myself. I’d let my mom down which was the worst thing for me
and regretted the decision I made that night to let them in my house so much.