This
month, the prompts have been being provided by Charlotte/Mother
Owl at her blog.
Humdrum
Hapless
Righteous
Puny
Troubled
Quirky
And/or this photo:
HOME INVASION by Granny Annie
Darlene tip-toed into her parent's bedroom. "Psst, psst, psst" she whispered in her daddy's ear. He could tell she was troubled so he questioned her quietly, "What's going on sweetheart?" and Darlene responded, "Someone is in the house."
"Don't worry it's just your mom. She went to the kitchen."
"It's not me" Mom interjected, "I'm right here." and Darlene and her dad looked to see mom in the room. She seemed humdrum on the subject of her daughter's concern.
"Well" Dad responded "it is a quirky night and the wind is probably bumping tree limbs against your window.
"It is none of that." came a voice from a puny fellow standing in the doorway to the room. He was acting very righteous. The little guy was holding a gun and had a big voice. He ordered the family to stay in the bedroom while he gathered the loot he was planning to steal.
It all turned into a hapless adventure when a neighbor saw their light, sensed a problem, and called the police. The cops were awaiting the thief as he attempted to flee out the backdoor.
Hooray for nosy neighbours! Great story.
ReplyDeleteI am very glad that the neighbours were alert. Very, very glad.
ReplyDeletePhew, this could have gone badly so easily. That is the kind of neighbors I like.
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