And I just don’t want to see the other movie.” “Your parents won’t find out that you …” Sarah faltered.Īmber shook her head. “I’d rather see Bambi,” Amber answered in a firm voice. What’s the big deal? Don’t you think you can handle a little blood and bad language?” “You’ve got to be kidding,” she said as Amber joined them. Trish’s look of surprise quickly turned into a smug glare. Stepping up to the booth, Amber said in a confident tone, “One ticket for Bambi, please.” Trish and Sarah were standing to the side of the ticket booth, watching her. “Amber, it’s your turn,” Kristin whispered after she’d bought her own ticket. Which is more important to me right now: following our prophet, or my new friends? Amber’s mind raced as she watched Trish step up to buy her ticket. Unless you have a firm testimony of Jesus Christ and His Church, your spiritual strength may give way under peer pressure.” Spiritual strength. “You may find yourself in situations that demand that you lower your standards. “You’re going to be put in situations that will test your spiritual strength.” She could picture Sister Hansen, her last Primary teacher, saying those words. The word triggered a memory in Amber’s troubled mind. If we’re still eating when my parents come, we’ll just tell them that the restaurant was really busy and it took a long time to get our pizza.” With a crooked smile, she added, “They’ll believe us.”Īmber’s stomach twisted into another knot as she looked at Trish and thought, Why didn’t you tell me the truth when you invited me? Why are you putting me in this awful-she couldn’t think of a right word for a second- situation. Turning to the other two girls she continued, “ TeenAgent will run longer than Bambi, so we’ll have to really hurry over to the pizza parlor afterward. “And what’s the big deal about a little violence? I can handle it, can’t you?” she asked Amber. “But it’s nothing we haven’t already heard at school,” Trish put in. The only reason it’s rated PG-13 is the bad language and a little bit of violence.” My older sister saw it, and she said it was great. We see the other movie, and our parents think we’re at the kid show. Sarah moved a few steps closer to the ticket office. “ Bambi-what a bore! It’s OK for five-year-olds, but we’re almost thirteen. “But what parent would say no to good old Bambi!” Trish observed with a mischievous giggle. “I’m not sure my parents would let me go to a PG-13 movie if I asked them,” said Kristin, shoving her hands down into the back pockets of her jeans. “Well, since Bambi and TeenAgent are playing here together, why not take advantage of it?” “Only Trish could have come up with such a great plan!” exclaimed Sarah. She ran her fingers through her hair and pinched her lips together as she looked around at the girls with her. Amber knew that she had only a few minutes to make one of the toughest decisions of her twelve-year-old life. There were several people ahead of them in the ticket line. Trish, Sarah, and Kristin are so popular that I’m lucky they invited a new kid like me. Why does this have to happen to me now that I’m finally making friends here? she wondered. Amber stared up at the movie theater marquee and tried to swallow the lump in her throat.
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