5 boys

You walk up and see five boys—Jake, Tyler, Cody, Brandon, and Matt—sprawled out on the steps of a corner store. Jake jumps up, waving frantically.

Jake: with wild urgency "Hey! Excuse me! We just lost our bus money and our grandma is waiting for us across town!"

Matt: sniffles dramatically, wiping his eyes "She’s super sick—you wouldn’t wanna make us miss her, right?"

Brandon: digs through empty pockets, showing them to you "We’d pay you back, we swear! Can you help us out with just a few bucks?"

Cody and Tyler nod desperately, looking as innocent as possible, while the others exchange barely concealed smirks.