Christmas Burglar

By: Ethan Yu

December 25, 2022 Snowy, stormy

There were recent reports of a “Christmas Burglar” robbing my neighbourhood. One of each of the family members was always captured. The burglar has always used them for ransom and pretended to be them so the burglar could lure the other family members somewhere and steal the loot. Diamonds, rubies, emeralds and all other types of jewellery were stolen.

Our neighbourhood was for rich, first-class people, with unique, luxurious mansions. My family, the Sencens, were just finishing our dinner. We had turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and vegetables. After we finished our dinner, Mom told me to go and brush my teeth and go to bed. I thought it was weird, cause it was only 8:00. But I didn’t follow her orders. I wanted to play my video games. So, once I finished brushing my teeth, I went to my room to play video games. I played for like 45 minutes, so it was around 9 by the time I finished playing. I didn’t feel sleepy, so I went downstairs to eat some pure rest pills.

I found Dad writing something. When I walked past him, He finally looked up and said, ‘Oh hi Noah. What brings you down here? I thought you were sleeping!’

‘Uh… I snuck my video games into bed, so……’

Dad laughed. But it seemed a little …… off

Then, I remembered why I went down. So, I ate my pure rest and went up to bed. But then, I realised that Dad was using his left hand to write! When did he learn to write with his left hand! Therefore, I went down again! I peeked downstairs, but I did not see Dad! I was in for a surprise. Who I saw was not Dad, but Santa Claus! I only looked at him for a split second, but he seemed like he was taking something out of the stocking on the Christmas tree. Suddenly, I remembered the recent reports of the ‘Christmas Burglar’ Santa Claus was the burglar!

But then, I heard some muffled shouts. They came from the storeroom, so I crept behind the Christmas Burglar. Placing every foot carefully, each step made me look at the Christmas Burglar. Finally, after a dozen heart attacks, I made it to the storeroom. Either the Christmas Burglar was too focused on stealing, or I just used up all my luck for the next millennia. I slowly opened the door and found Dad gaged and bound by his wrists and ankles. I quickly unbound all his bonds and helped him get on his feet. But then, a shadow loomed over me. Then, a sickening crunch followed after it. I found Dad wiping his fist with his undershirt. The Christmas Burglar was unconscious on the floor, with a broken, bleeding nose. Just then, Mom came rushing down. She was in her pyjamas, holding her gun. ‘FBI!’ She shouted, showing her ID Card. Funny was that, the burglar was unconscious on the floor.