The silly thief

By: Ethan Yu

One day, A thief called Bob bought a newspaper, TIME, which was owned by Jacksons, to catch up with the latest news.

The headline was: New celebrity family Jackson created POWERFUL ARc REACTOR! So Bob thought, Hmmm, they were wearing priceless jewellery, so, they must be really rich and successful! I should rob them tonight!

Therefore, Bob set out to the Jacksons’ house this night at 1 o’clock. The thief had done some research and found the house of the Jacksons. He brought a bag and stealthily climbed through the window. He quickly located the money and all the jewellery. He shoved them in his bag, and silently went out of the house.

This is easy, He thought. Just then, The floorboard he stepped on creaked. He panicked and accidentally tripped on a toy. CLUNK! That was enough to wake the Jacksons. A middle-aged man groggily opened the door, and asked, ‘Who’s there?’ He turned on the lights, and Bob finally had a good look at him. He had a beard and looked nothing like the man in the newspaper. The only thing that was the same for him was his clothes. His eyes got round as he saw Bob. He shouted, ‘STOP!’ Bob got scared and ran through the window. He kept on looking behind him, and at the last second, looked in front of him, and the bay window was right in front of him! He couldn’t slow down. CLUNK! He crashed into the bay window and somersaulted over it. Then, he crashed into the bicycle and amazingly, the bicycle shot forward. Bob fell out of the bicycle and quickly regained his footing. He lunged forward and looked behind him. The man was calling 999! Bob looked forward, and somersaulted over the fence again! All the money fell out of the bag, but Bob did not notice. He slipped on it and thought it was just some moss. He continued running, and finally, he was back at his hideout. Bob was too scared to notice his cuts and bruises before. Now that he stopped panicking, he noticed them and that they were mild. He thought about the man, but the treasure distracted him. He poured all the jewellery out, and what was left of the money was fake! Everything the thief stole was fake! All the bruises and cuts were for nothing! What he hurt most wasn’t his leg or arm; It was his ego. He was furious. He wanted to get back the Jacksons for this.

Bob decided to get to the bottom of the Jacksons. He sneaked into the house the following night. He overheard the Jacksons talking. ‘We can’t keep on going with this! A burglar found out about our fake jewellery and money, he will reveal our lies and spread them on social media! Our reputation would be ruined! We need to stop the burglar from spreading my lies!’

Another voice chimed in and said, ‘Yeah! Does anyone know where he lives?’ This voice seemed to be from a female.

A third voice came in. ‘I could search it up on the web? But I need help.’ This voice is from a child.

A fourth voice piped in, ‘I could help! I have a bit of a knack in technology!’

The sound of footsteps came toward Bob. Bob quickly hid away, and a young woman and a child came out. Bob watched them go to a study, and they closed the door. He peeked at the room and saw the man pacing around the room. He was muttering under his breath, and Bob couldn’t make out what he was saying. An older woman was sitting on an armchair, and her age was probably around her 40s. Suddenly, Bob thought of if these people were going to jail, they would still get a chance to tell the burglary! Then Bob would have to go to jail!

Suddenly, a shadow went over Bob. Jackson was looming over him.

He shouted, ‘I am going to call the police!’

And at the same time, Bob said, ‘I know your secret!’

They locked eyes for a moment. A message passed between both of them.

Bob said it out loud first, ‘You are going to hire me, and we will have a truce between us both. Agree?’

5 days passed by. Bob was hired to work at TIME, and all have been solved. Bob and Jackson continued to report scams.

The End