I couldn't wait to show my brand new sneakers(运动鞋) to my friends at the rehearsal(排练) for the fourth-grade girls' play. I had cleaned leaves, tidied yards and a lot of housework for three weeks to save the money to buy them, so I was really proud of them.
When practice started, our director, Mrs. Rod, asked us to take off our shoes first so we wouldn't scuff up(摩擦) the stage. I put my sneakers carefully in my red backpack and zipped (用拉链扣上) it up before joining the group.
After rehearsal, I unzipped my backpack and found my sneakers were gone! I dashed across the stage.
"Mrs. Rod!" I shouted. "Someone stole my sneakers! I put them right in my backpack when you told us to take off our shoes, and now they're gone!"
Mrs. Rod raised her voice so everyone could hear. She asked the students to look around for my missing sneakers.
Everyone searched for the sneakers, but they weren't anywhere. Then, I noticed Susan opening up her backpack and looking inside. There, right on the top, were my sneakers!
"Those are my sneakers. Susan! Why did you steal them?" I asked angrily.
"I didn't! I promise! I don't know how they got in my backpack," said Susan.
All of a sudden, my face reddened as I realized what had happened. Susan's backpack was exactly the same color as mine. I had put my sneakers in her backpack by mistake.
"I'm really sorry, Susan. I put my sneakers in your backpack by accident. I must not have been paying attention. I shouldn't have accused(指责) you of stealing."
"It's okay." Susan said. "They're really amazing sneakers. If they were mine, 1 would be upset about losing them, too."
That's the last time I'll ever say something about someone without checking first!