Dilemma

The body of the crime: An unopened pack of Marlboro Lights and a pink lighter that I discovered inside my sister's bag. Oh, don't get me wrong... There was no violation of privacy committed.It was really my bag, being used by my sister, and I just unloaded its contents because it's my time to use the bag. That was then that I discovered these two items that I believe to have been used to commit a continuing crime prohibited and punishable under the laws of the Balucanag household: smoking! Our parents are non-smokers. Our house is a smoke-free establishment. Smoking is strictly prohibited within the premises of the house. The people within the household's jurisdiction are prohibited from smoking and violation would mean cancellation of vested benefits, which includes, but not limited to, loss of allowance, suspension from joining all extra curricular activities, and revocation of the license to shop.

As the older sister, I knew I had the responsibility of talking to my younger sister about the current situation. I didn't want to judge her right away but I couldn't deny that I was really angry when I discovered the pack of cigarette and lighter inside the bag. I honestly did not know what to do. I hid the items, without her knowledge, and invited her for an investigation the night she came home.

It wasn't hers.

The culprit is Marvin, the bestfriend. Marvin, you've got an explanation to make. I know right from the start that my sister is innocent! Although she may have been an accessory to Marvin's crime, but I cannot establish jurisdiction over Marvin because he is not a member of our household. Whew! And of course, sister cannot do such a blatant violation of our household laws!