Here is another version of an "Encounter with a burglar" which I wrote during my Primary Three school holidays when I was 9 years old.
Helen put down the pen. She had just finished writing the
last chapter of her storybook. She could hear the howling of the wind outside.
Just then, the door of her study room slammed shut. Startled, Helen decided to
open the door. Slowly and carefully, she opened it and looked around the dark
house as fear intensified. As Helen walked down the flight of stairs, she
noticed that the living room was in a mess. Magazines were scattered all over
the floor and a pillow from a sofa was missing. Fear engulfed her. She
concluded that a robber may have broken into her house and was currently rummaging
through her belongings.
Helen decided to check all the rooms in her house. With a
flick of the switch downstairs and the dark eerie kitchen downstairs bathed in
white light, her heart seemed to skip a beat. All the cupboards in the kitchen
had been opened and the cutlery had been scattered on the marble flooring. Her
favourite expensive bowls had gone missing as well. As she turned around to see
the dining room, Helen thought she saw a silhouette. An icy fear crept up her
spine and her heart began to beat wildly.
Turning the dining room lights on, Helen could not
believe her eyes. Her favourite porcelain vase with several stalks of brightly
coloured roses in it, which was placed on the wooden table, was gone. Trembling
like a leaf, she felt a cold, sinking fear gripped her. Helen stood rooted to
the ground before regaining her composure. Taking a deep, long breath, she
mustered courage and tiptoed up the stairs to her bedroom.
As Helen walked into her bedroom, a hand covered her
mouth. A voice said, “People like you deserve to die.” Helen broke free by
biting one of the robber’s fingers. The robber yelled out in pain. Putting her
Aikido skills to good use, Helen balled her hands into fists and knocked the
robber unconscious with one mighty blow. She then fished out her mobile phone
and called for the police. When the police arrived at the scene, they
handcuffed the robber and took back Helen’s belongings. As the police dragged
the burglar into the police car, one of the police officers praised Helen for
being alert and brave. Helen’s heart sang in joy and her eyes danced as she
blushed receiving the compliment. From that day onwards, Helen was always aware
of her surroundings. She even grew more civic-minded.
If you like this essay, you may like
- Encounter with a Burglar! by Elijah Wee
- A knock on the door in the middle of the night by Kooi Xiu Min
- Encounter with a Burglar! by Lee Yee Xuan
- Encounter with a Burglar! by Choi Minh
- Robbery at NTUC supermarket by Elijah Wee
- A burglary by deceit by Elijah Wee
- Encounter with a thief in the MRT station by Elijah Wee
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