Cory was poor. His parents had divorced. He lived with his dad. dad only made $9 an hour. had four other siblings. Rent was . Electricity was expensive. Water was expensive. was expensive. Cory was so hungry. decided to steal. He knew it bad, but he was poor.

He a delicious-looking apple. He looked around . No one was looking at him. was safe to steal. He put apple in his pocket. He walked the store's exit. A moment later, walked back to the apple section. put the apple back. He did want to be a bad person. was wrong.