WRITING:

A diary entry

I'm in a difficult situation at the moment. One of my classmates, Alex, stole a CD from a shop. The police interviewed him and he lied. He said that he had been with me in my house. To protect him, I lied to my parents too. But unfortunately, a security video from the shop shows Alex stealing the CD.

First of all, I think that Alex was wrong to steal the CD from the shop. I don't know why he did it, because his parents are rich.
Secondly, I would have said the truth to my parents, because now they are angry and we have argued. If I didn't help Alex, now I wouldn't be in this situation.

I don't think that this will happen again. Alex's parents have grounded him for one week, so he's probably learned his lesson.