Short Story: Strangers In The Dumpster
Abby felt so relieved now that the prankster’s been caught. It was like a huge weight was lifted off her shoulders. For the first time in almost two weeks she was finally able to get some much needed rest. Feeling refreshed from a long nap and a nice hot bath, she started tidying up the house. She’d just put the last of the toys away when she hears her daughter hopping down the steps.
“Good morning sleeping beauty.”
“It’s not morning, silly.” She laughs, running over to the cookie jar.
“How about we eat a healthy snack instead?” She asks, grabbing a bowl out of the fridge.
“Can we eat it outside, Mommy?” Glancing out the window Abby sees the sun shining brightly in the clear afternoon sky.
“I think a little fresh air would do us all some …show more content…
“She came in screaming at me then she started going after Lilly.”
“She tried to kill me! The maniac tried to kill me,” The lady exclaims, trying to sit up.
“You, hands behind your back.”
“Shouldn’t you arrest her for beating me up?”
“You want to press charges?”
“Dam straight I do,” she says, touching her bleeding nose.
“Abby Jenkins you’re under arrest for assault and battery.”
“Fine, but I want to press charges on her for trespassing!”
“They’re on their way mommy. Aunt Rachel!” She says, running towards her.
“Did you see what happened Lilly?”
“Yeah, she came in screaming at mommy said she’s going to kick her ass.” Realizing she said a bad word Lilly puts her hand over her mouth.
“Sorry mommy,” she sheepishly replies, looking towards the ground.
“It’s alright, honey.”
“Then what happened?” Mommy told her to leave and she wouldn’t so mommy told me to call 911.”
“You, hands behind your back?”
“Aren’t you going to arrest her for beating me up?”
“She has every right to protect her family in her own home.”
“But, but she tried to kill me!”
“Save it for the judge,” she says, securing the handcuffs against her wrist.
“On the way over to the jail we can have a nice little chat about your …show more content…
He just said he needed me to call his boss and say he came home sick. Oh please don’t take me to jail too. I promise I won’t bother her again, I promise,” she begs.
“It’s up to Abby?”
“Please lady, I need to be home taking care of my kids. You have kids, so you can understand that, right,” she sobs.
“I don’t want to press charges.” Abby says, turning away from her.
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah, the kids need their mommy.”
“Ok, but if I see you snooping around here again I’ll arrest you with or without her consent, got it!”
“I won’t come back again, I promise.” Rachel and Abby watch as she, hobbling to her car.
“Remind me never to get on your bad side,” Rachel laughs, as she watched the intruder drive away.
“My brothers taught me how to defend myself.”
“That explains it then. Do you think you can behave yourself now, Rocky?” Abby
“Good morning sleeping beauty.”
“It’s not morning, silly.” She laughs, running over to the cookie jar.
“How about we eat a healthy snack instead?” She asks, grabbing a bowl out of the fridge.
“Can we eat it outside, Mommy?” Glancing out the window Abby sees the sun shining brightly in the clear afternoon sky.
“I think a little fresh air would do us all some …show more content…
“She came in screaming at me then she started going after Lilly.”
“She tried to kill me! The maniac tried to kill me,” The lady exclaims, trying to sit up.
“You, hands behind your back.”
“Shouldn’t you arrest her for beating me up?”
“You want to press charges?”
“Dam straight I do,” she says, touching her bleeding nose.
“Abby Jenkins you’re under arrest for assault and battery.”
“Fine, but I want to press charges on her for trespassing!”
“They’re on their way mommy. Aunt Rachel!” She says, running towards her.
“Did you see what happened Lilly?”
“Yeah, she came in screaming at mommy said she’s going to kick her ass.” Realizing she said a bad word Lilly puts her hand over her mouth.
“Sorry mommy,” she sheepishly replies, looking towards the ground.
“It’s alright, honey.”
“Then what happened?” Mommy told her to leave and she wouldn’t so mommy told me to call 911.”
“You, hands behind your back?”
“Aren’t you going to arrest her for beating me up?”
“She has every right to protect her family in her own home.”
“But, but she tried to kill me!”
“Save it for the judge,” she says, securing the handcuffs against her wrist.
“On the way over to the jail we can have a nice little chat about your …show more content…
He just said he needed me to call his boss and say he came home sick. Oh please don’t take me to jail too. I promise I won’t bother her again, I promise,” she begs.
“It’s up to Abby?”
“Please lady, I need to be home taking care of my kids. You have kids, so you can understand that, right,” she sobs.
“I don’t want to press charges.” Abby says, turning away from her.
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah, the kids need their mommy.”
“Ok, but if I see you snooping around here again I’ll arrest you with or without her consent, got it!”
“I won’t come back again, I promise.” Rachel and Abby watch as she, hobbling to her car.
“Remind me never to get on your bad side,” Rachel laughs, as she watched the intruder drive away.
“My brothers taught me how to defend myself.”
“That explains it then. Do you think you can behave yourself now, Rocky?” Abby