When I Learned My Lesson

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In my wallet, I store dire personal items such as my license and some pictures. Among other things, I have my money, like everybody else, and gift cards. This summer, I went Marathon to Florida Keys with my family. I drove down there with my wallet and took it everywhere with me, like I would any other time. Well, when someone doesn't have pockets, then it is hard to keep their wallet right next to them at all times. I was carrying my wallet out from the hotel, along with my keys, and set both on top of the car. When I figured out that I needed the keys in order to get in the car and turn it on, I took them off the top of the roof, leaving my wallet behind. I sat in the car, car door open, waiting for my dad to make it to the car so we could all go to a diving area. Once he made it to the car, without thinking, I closed the door and started the car. I had been driving about half a mile before I realized that my wallet was no longer on my body. Immediately, I pulled the car over, and the next hour or so was spent looking for my wallet. All I could think about was what I would lose if I didn't find my wallet. The week before was my birthday, and I was given $60 to Best Buy and $50 to Auto Zone in gift cards. Aside from that I had $10 in cash. While walking up and down the road that my wallet flew off on, my sister found my Best Buy and auto zone cards. That eased my mind a little. However, that was all we found of my dear wallet. My family and I gave up after wasting an hour of finding nothing. Losing my wallet made me depressed for the rest of the day. I could not believe I did something so stupid. The next day, I received a call from my grandmother. She was contacted by the sheriff’s department from Marathon County, where I was during this fiasco. When she answered the phone, the sheriff said "This is Deputy 'so-and-so' from the Marathon County sheriff’s

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