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Oklahoma teen acts to right his father’s wrong

September 8, 2014

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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