Back in high school I had stayed late for something and got bored waiting for my ride. I wandered around the hallways and found some cheerleader uniforms that had come back from the drycleaners (back when uniforms were wool skirts & sweaters) and a package of school uniforms that had been delivered for the bookstore. I looked around to make sure no one was watching and then rifled through the cheerleader skirts & sweaters to find a set that was closest to my size. I then stuffed it into the box of girls' uniforms and hid the box in my locker. The next day I walked home carrying my box of stolen goodies. I was sweating but excited and hard thinking about the fun I was going to have with the blouses, knickers, skirts and the cheerleading getup (alas, no matching spankies with it). I had the house to myself when I got home. The uniforms were of course new but the cheerleading outfit had a name pinned on it. The sweater and skirt belonged to Susan, a girl I've known since 5th grade. We were friendly but had never dated or anything like that. And now I had her cheerleading outfit! The theft was surely discovered by now so there was no way to return it. I just kept it hidden in my room. Any time I saw the cheerleaders at a game I imagined myself in my newly acquired uniform joining them on the edge of the field. No one ever found out that I stole it or the box of girls school uniforms. I saw Sue for the first time since then at a reunion this summer. She was friendly and we talked about old school times and other light fluffy stuff. She's married with kids, so am I, etc. But what I really wanted to do was apologize to her for stealing her cheerleader uniform. I have her email address and I can't decide if I should tell her or not. I still have the uniform after these many years and I wonder what she'd do if I returned it?

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by Anonymous on Jan 9, 2017 at 4:25 AM

What year was this? My junior year in highschool was 1977 and my uniform got lost. We assumed it was lost at the cleaner's but maybe not?

Sue (yes, that's my name)

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