Part 2
“This won’t really be stealing”, Rudy had said, “because you can’t steal from the dead, right? It’s a legal fact. “
There was one reason and one reason only, that Mark was willing to sneak into the local cemetery and dig up rich people, looking for valuables. He wanted a pair of Sport-Kwest Trainers, the best athletic shoes on the market.
Endorsed by the NBA, worn by the best players, Sport-Kwest Trainers could make any kid a star.
With Sport Kwest Trainers, you can slam dunk the moon, the commercials said.
Looking at the moon right now, full and bright, Mark could almost believe it.
Of course, Mark wasn’t dumb enough to think that a pair of shoes would turn him into a sports legend. But they had to be better than the dismal pair of no-name, shredded tennis he had now.
Mom kept promising to replace them, but she just wanted to buy another bargain-bin pair. How could he even try out with those on his feet? They’d laugh him off the court.
There was only one thing to do: Mark had to buy his own shoes.
But at nearly two hundred bucks, snagging a pair of Sport-Kwest Trainers was about as likely as Mark slam dunking the moon.
But Rudy had an idea . . . .
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