I Can’t Believe I Almost Stole

I{’m| am} part of a pretty poor family that {will|may|can} {bare|hard}ly keep our family afloat.  My {dad|father|pop} {attempt|tri}ed incredibly {hard|tough} to pay for my education but I took it for granted.  I wasn’t {ver|terribl|extraordinaril}y studious and ended up giving up on studies {notwithstanding|in spite of|despite} the {fact that|undeniable fact that|proven fact that} my {father|pa|dad} {attempt|tri}ed so {difficult|hard|problematical} to pay for it. 

A long time has passed since {I |i }quit {faculty|school|college} and I {often|regularly|frequently} look back on my {call|decision} with a {feeling|sense} of {sad|unhappi}ness.  {Straight|Right|Immediately} after {i quit|I quit} {faculty|school|college} I found a job.  I gave {too much|way too much|far too much} weight to work that I {did not|didn’t|failed to} see the long {run|term} {advantage|benefit}s of going to {faculty|college|school} and getting a{ furt| hig}her education.  I {understand|realize|appreciate} that it is my fault this {occurr|happen}ed and if I could go back I{ would| might|’d} change my {decision|call}.  But I also {need|have} to blame my {parent|folk|fogey}s for not {encourag|inspir}ing enough.  They should have pushed me as {tough|hard} as they could to {finish|complete} my education.  Well the past is the past.  But now I{ am|’m} in a stagnant situation and do{ no|n’}t have the education or {abilitie|skill|talent}s I {need to|must|should} go further in this life. 

I{ work|’m employed} as a sales representative in a{ women| ladies} {clothing store|clothes shop|outfitter}.  My time here has taught me a lot about fashion and the {most recen|lates|newes}t trends.  I{ am|’m} {happy|content|ecstatic} to {claim|say|assert} that {the majority|most|almost all} of our customers make it a point to find me for info{rmation|} on the hippest {fresh product|new release|new product}s and what would fit their style the best.  I’ve developed a great eye for these things. 

There{’s| is} this one lady that{ could be| is|’s} a regular at our store.  Her name is Mrs.  Wilson.  She{ could be|’s| is} a {gorgeous|lovely|beautiful} {woman|lady|girl} with satin like skin.  I{’ve| have} always envied and admired her {lovely|beautiful|pretty} and {occasionally|on occasion|sometimes} have fantasized about switching spots with her.  She{’s| is} everything I{’m wishing| just wish| wish} I {could|might|may} be.  I know it’s {just|simply|merely} a dumb fantasy but it{ is what|’s what} it is.  One day she walked in and I started helping her in picking out {a bunch of|some|a handful of} {pricey|costly|expensive} coats.  She went in to try them on and I {spott|notic}ed her Louis Vuitton bag.  My eyes became {fixated on|obsessed with|obsessed by} it.  It looked so {stunning|beautiful|attractive} and {dear|costly|expensive}.  I could{n’t| not} {fight|withstand|resist} the {temptation|enticement} to the take a{ bett| hard| clos}er look.  I picked up the bag and had a {more in-depth|closer|better} look.  {Part of|A part of} me was so stricken by its beauty that I considered {tak|steal}ing it and running away with it.  As I {ponder|contemplat}ed about this another sales representative walked in the room and {let me know|told me|informed me} that it was{n’t| not} worth{while| it}.  The bag was {actu|re|essenti}ally a Louis Vuitton {replica|duplicate|copy} bag that she came in abd purchases last week. 

I was mortified that my {pal|friend|mate} had caught me con{templat|sider}ing {steal|tak}ing the bag.  I went to the same section th{at th|}e {woman|girl|lady} {bought|acquired|purchased} the Louis Vuitton {duplicate|replica|reproduction} bag and was s{urpris|tunn|hock}ed at {just|only} how {cheap|inexpensive} the bag was.  Mrs.  Wilson {certain|actual|definite}ly had a great sense of fashion and the {reproduction|duplicate|replica} looked like a{n ordinary| normal| standard} Louis Vuitton bag.  The Louis Vuitton {copy|replica|duplicate} looked {fantastical|stupendous|incredib}ly {genuine|real}. 
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