I stole a pair of boots (99.00) on my first day at my second job and I have been tormented by guilt ever since

Its been over 2 years since this happened (I was 17). I got my first job ever just right before my 17th birthday about 3 months before my 17th birthday. I was working at Footlocker. I was doing pretty well there. <br><br>I ended up leaving Footlocker and going to work for a shoe store called Dsw (designer shoe warehouse). I received an offer to work there that paid 11.25 an hour and I was only making 8.25 at footlocker. So it was a simple decision to leave footlocker. I ended up leaving footlocker and my first day working at Dsw I started early doing training during the day and then clocking in and working the rest of the day. I was still in training at this point so I was still shadowing someone during the evening. <br><br>We have this thing called floorsets where we are required to keep all the shoes on display in a specific order depending on the color. I remeber seeing a pair of black Ugg boots and a white pair of Ugg boots. They were exactly the same style just different color. I wanted the black ones, I already have a white pair.<br><br>So i thought since they are the same boots I will just take the black one and put the white one in its place. It was a stupid mistake. Of course you are still stealing. I had no intention of doing this when I started at Dsw but I think it was being in the moment and I was young. <br><br>I have a coat closet where all the employees keep their coats so I put the boots in my coat. At the end of the day shortly after I stuffed the boots in my coat the manager made an announcement on the intercom saying that a boot was missing. I immediately started to panic. So then I started to sweat and I was trying to find a way to leave. I remember my heart racing. I was sick to my stomach. I told my manager/Coworker that I was sick and I said I dont feel like working anymore and I left. <br><br>I am still working at Dsw to this day and I am still tormented by this. All I can think about is if I get caught I am fucked. I have been with Dsw for over 2 years now and my career with Dsw is taking off (im 19 now) and I am being considered for a promotion to assistant manager. The career I have built in the last 2 years will be gone. I will never be able to get a job at a retailer ever again and I will have no chance at getting a real job. Losing this job will be a huge setback for me in life. I cant stop thinking about this. what if they found out? what if I get caught? Even though this happened over 2 years ago I still can use some advice. Should I just bring it to them? I feel like bringing it to them will risk me losing my job that I love so much. I really don't know what to do this is really something that I need to let go of.