The Story Of John Barns 'The Thief' By Owen Barn
The thief.
Owen Barns’ feet stomped up the steps into his house. He could smell the sweet aroma of his mom’s fresh lasagna drifting in from the kitchen.
“Back from school?” she called out, “Anything extravagant happen today?”
“Oh, same old, same old. ” Owen replied. He grabbed the remote and switched on the TV. The news station music was just coming on.
“Good afternoon and thanks for watching the KCSX news at 5, your down the middle coverage of the Atlanta metro. A burglar has gotten away with over $10,000 worth of jewelry from The Diamond Ring jewelry store,” the news anchor reported, “Store owner Nathan Moore claims that sometime last night the store was broken into. Footage from security cameras shows two men disabling the alarm system with a paperclip. They were both wearing a mask so the video is no good for finding a …show more content…
“Whaa-” the thief supposed to be sleeping was suddenly up. He glanced over at where the children stood by the tree. “What the-” he whirled around to face the other man, still sleeping. “What the heck are you doing!” he yelled at him, “I told you to keep watch! They’ve escaped because of your drowsiness!” All the while, Owen and his friend were just standing by the tree, paralyzed with fear. “Run!” Rick commanded. “Oh no you don’t!” The kids took off running through the dense vegetation, as fast as their legs could carry them. The sound of leaves crunching beneath their feet filled the air. Rick risked a look behind him and saw that the men were right behind them. The second-in-command dived and grabbed onto his leg. Both of them hit the forest floor with a thud.
` “Rick.” Owen cried back at his friend. “No just go. Go get the police.” “I’m not going to leave.” Owen’s short conversation gave the second thug a chance to tackle him to the ground as well.
“Ha ha! Got you now!” he yelled at him, “Pretty bad decision not leaving when you had the chance. Come on, back to the
Owen Barns’ feet stomped up the steps into his house. He could smell the sweet aroma of his mom’s fresh lasagna drifting in from the kitchen.
“Back from school?” she called out, “Anything extravagant happen today?”
“Oh, same old, same old. ” Owen replied. He grabbed the remote and switched on the TV. The news station music was just coming on.
“Good afternoon and thanks for watching the KCSX news at 5, your down the middle coverage of the Atlanta metro. A burglar has gotten away with over $10,000 worth of jewelry from The Diamond Ring jewelry store,” the news anchor reported, “Store owner Nathan Moore claims that sometime last night the store was broken into. Footage from security cameras shows two men disabling the alarm system with a paperclip. They were both wearing a mask so the video is no good for finding a …show more content…
“Whaa-” the thief supposed to be sleeping was suddenly up. He glanced over at where the children stood by the tree. “What the-” he whirled around to face the other man, still sleeping. “What the heck are you doing!” he yelled at him, “I told you to keep watch! They’ve escaped because of your drowsiness!” All the while, Owen and his friend were just standing by the tree, paralyzed with fear. “Run!” Rick commanded. “Oh no you don’t!” The kids took off running through the dense vegetation, as fast as their legs could carry them. The sound of leaves crunching beneath their feet filled the air. Rick risked a look behind him and saw that the men were right behind them. The second-in-command dived and grabbed onto his leg. Both of them hit the forest floor with a thud.
` “Rick.” Owen cried back at his friend. “No just go. Go get the police.” “I’m not going to leave.” Owen’s short conversation gave the second thug a chance to tackle him to the ground as well.
“Ha ha! Got you now!” he yelled at him, “Pretty bad decision not leaving when you had the chance. Come on, back to the