The creaky door

The door creaked. The little boy felt scared. He dove under his blanket and closed his eyes, tight. The room was dark and musty and he could smell the dusty books. The only light was from the faraway street lamp which was dim and flickered. The window was open and the cold wind gave him the shivers.

The little boy had accepted a dare to sleep alone in the office room. He was often teased by his classmates who called him names for being scared. So, he wanted to disprove them all and told them all that he would spent the night alone in the abandoned office, down the street. His friends stood in awe when he had declared thus and even accompanied him to the office just to see if he really would decide to spend the night there or back off, scared. His parents were skeptical but he had assured them that if he needed help, he would call and they left him with bedding and a bottle pf water along with snacks.

The clock struck twelve and there was no sound except the faraway barks of a stray dog. The boy hd almost fallen asleep when he heard the door open. He did not move and did not even dare to breathe. Even if he moved, no one would have seen him at once because he was lying behind a book shelf, on a bench. He heard muffled voices. He could recognise male voices. The people who had come in were discussing where to hide the loot and in the end, they agreed to hide it under the old books inside a huge box.

The thieves left after some time. The boy dialled his dad and told him of the happenings. He also dialled the police station and reported the event. He did not dare go outside as the thieves may have left someone to guard the place. The police arrived at dawn and scanned the place. They found one of the thieves sleeping under a tree. The boy came outside and met his father and the polce chief who praised him for his bravery. All of them went inside and searched for the loot which they found. The chief asked the assistants to record the fingerprints and opened the bag. It contained gold, gems and currency notes. Meanwhile, the thief who was caught had given out details of the rest of the gang. The chief thanked the boy and promised him a reward. He returned home with his father.

The boy's parents bought him a new bike and the school teachers also praised him. He was given a medal by the police department for bravery. His friends never teased him again.

story was written by @sayee

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