Money is the root of all evil. Ashleigh’s father needed her to take $200 from her mother’s savings. Ashleigh was very hesitant yet curious when her father told her his plan. Ashes knew the pros and cons to this plan, but she would do anything to help out her dad. Ashleigh took her mother’s money because she knew her dad needed it, she didn’t think her mom would notice, and she was very interested in the plan to take the money. Ashes took her mother’s money because she knew her father needed it. Ashleigh’s father needed to straighten out finances and once he did that he would be ‘set for life’. The reader can see that Ashes’ father had trouble with money because he needed to borrow $200 from Ashes’ mother. He wouldn’t need $200 to go out to the diner, it had to be something big. Ashleigh’s dad said that once he paid the $200, he would be ‘set for life’. Ashleigh wants to help out her dad because he has always been good to her and kept her out of danger. Now it is Ashes turn to help her dad. She wants her dad to be happy and she can tell that once this debt is payed, he won’t have anymore problems. At the diner he sat facing the door so he could see who entered. Ashleigh could tell …show more content…
Ashes asked her father many questions regarding the plan. She wanted to know every detail and way to take the money just incase something happens. Ashleigh asked her father, “What do I do if Mom’s already there?” (Pfeffer 4). Ashes wanted to help her father out and so she made sure that there was a possible way to get the money through every situation. Ashes also asked her father, “What if Mom finds out?”(Pfeffer 4). Ashleigh didn’t want her father to get into trouble, but neither did she want to get in trouble. She wanted everything to be precise so she could get the money without her mother noticing. Ashes didn’t think her mother would notice the missing $200 but she wanted to know what would happen to her father if she