Christian says he just had to tell her he was sorry about what happened.
“It needed to be done,” he says. “She needed an apology from somebody. If I didn’t apologize, who would?”
“I thought that was so, so precious,” Tona says. “Any 15-year-old boy who has that much conscience is extraordinary.”
And Christian was just getting started.
“He gave me $250 for my band trip, but I’m not sure if it was yours or however he got it, but I’d feel bad if I didn’t give it to you,” he told Tona.
Never mind that it wasn’t his crime. He paid the debt.
Read the whole article to find out what happened next.
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