The boy, the thief and the scrapped knee
It was a stormy night, “so much for that perfect holiday!” John said to his sister Jules. Jules giggled to herself, but to John this was serious. His mum had offered him the best holiday ever if he did well at school and with Christmas looming it was time to collect his winnings (afterall he had bust a gut studying, especially for his science final) and he wasn’t going to let a bit of rain spoil his fun.
As John got ready to turn in for the night, squeezing a blob of toothpaste onto his toothbrush he reflected with his sister “I wish, I only wish my life was more interesting… nothing exciting ever happens to me”. (John does not know it yet but he was going to regret that thought). He continued “Bob Oliver’s Romantic Island Near Ghana is just plain BORING, this is going to be the worst family holiday ever, I just know it!” The pair said their goodnights and went to bed.
It was about 1:00 am when John woke to a thumping noise, wiping his eyes he jumped out of bed to investigate. As he opened his bedroom door he caught a glimpse of the thief who was about to run off with his mother’s 24 carat gold necklace (the one his father had given her for their ten year wedding anniversary). Without out further ado John courageously threw himself onto the thief who was twice his size, they both fell to the ground landing on a bean bag so managed not to wake anyone. The thief scrambled from under John and made his getaway, pistol in hand.
John knew what had to be done, he reached for his phone, grabbed the skateboard that lay by the door and chased the robber. The road was still wet from the storm, it was so slippery he struggled not to slip as his skateboard skid from side to side. The thief shot his gun three times when he saw John on his trail. Luckily all missed. They were both headed for “The BIG ONE.”
Everyone who visited Bob Oliver’s Romantic Island Near Ghana knew about the hill the locals nicknamed “The BIG ONE”. The hill was notorious for accidents. John knew that skating down “The BIG ONE” was seriously dangerous but he was up for it (he would do his mum proud). At first John thought it wasn’t that bad until he picked up speed. In no time at all he was approaching the thief’s posterior. In haste, John jumped from his skateboard and tackled the thief to the ground only this time there was nothing to soften the fall, the gavel scrapped John’s knee badly.
John wanted to cry, his knee stung and was bleeding badly but he kept a firm grip of the thief. He was so relieved to see the police sirens flashing in the distance as they raced down the hill.
Conclusion:
John: returned the gold necklace in mint condition to his mum and was issued a bravery award but he does have a scar on his knee for life! (BTW he has settled for an uneventful life)
The thief: was locked down in a maximum security chamber for 8 years but he was later seen fleeing Ghana.
THE END
By Jordan Domingues
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