The Leader - 21a

 

 

“I cannot do that,” I said.

 

“Why?” he asked me.

 

“I can’t,” I said. 

 

“I cannot and I won’t,” I said.  

 

“It is late,” I said.  “I can't get home late .”

 

 

 

“He asked me to go somewhere I could not go,” I said to my mom and dad. 

 

“You did not go there?”  they asked.

 

“No.”  “I did not do it,” I said. 

 

“I could not do it." "You have said I couldn't go there!” 

 

“I just came home. I  couldn't be late.” 

"Good!  You shouldn't go there!" said mom and dad.

 

“That was good,” they said. 

 

“We didn’t think you would let him lead you.” 

 

“Five kids went with him,” I said. 

 

“They lied to their moms and dads and then all five went with him.”

 

"They shouldn't have lied!" I said.

 

 

 

“I'd be sad if you lied like they did,” my mom said. 

 

“You would not let them lead you,” my dad said. 

 

“That means you are a leader”.

 

“I am a leader?” I asked

 

“You will be leading many,” he said.