What should happen in my story?

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Okay, so I'm writing a story (planned novel) that I started writing last November and I have recently started back up on. The idea I came up with was for a male college student to sneak into his school in the middle of the night and plant some test answers so he can cheat on his test the following morning. His mission is complicated when he runs into one of his classmates while doing so, and she demands that she get in on what he is doing, and he reluctantly agrees. They are both able to make it out of the school undetected, but the next morning, the male character turns on the news to see police investigating a massive break-in and theft that occurred at the school the previous night, that he expects to be called responsible for if security tapes are reviewed.

So, I know that the characters are basically gonna be framed for something they didn't do, but I don't really know where I should take my story after that. My main theme was kind of going to emphasize how the character would try so hard not to be accused of the crime that he would end up doing and committing crimes all in an effort to clear his name. But yeah I just am kind of blanking on what should happen after my character sees the news report and stuff. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

BQ: What do you think of my plot itself?

Catherine · Accepted Answer

I think the plot is good and it's definitely a story I would read! :) 

Maybe the other classmate comes to him, after she also saw the news, and ask him if they can work together to get out of the trouble.
So they work together and become good friends, but later on in the book, the main character realizes that the girl he's friends with, and the one who was in the school with him, was actually responsible for the break in, because she was the one who stole the stuff.
He gets mad at her and they're not friends anymore, but in the end she explains to him that she has always been a bad and naughty girl. and she steals the stuff so her father can sell it again to get some money for them to survive. 
In the end of the book, she changed into a nice and friendly girl and the two become friends again.

Ninja Cat · Answer

Ooh, I love the plot! It's very original. I like the idea you have so far, though I think the girl and the main character should work together to get out of trouble. Perhaps they start actually enjoying the thrill of petty crime, perhaps they fall in love, or perhaps your story takes a hilarious twist and evertything that can go wrong starts going wrong. Or maybe they get rich and head off to the Caymen Islands, or maybe they end up catching the real thief.

? · Answer

Perhaps the main character and the girl should be under investigation while other break-ins occur and they have to catch the culprits themselves without looking guilty. Maybe they discover an underground crime ring/ black market along the way. They could stay good or slowly be corrupted. The options are endless.

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