It was a wonderful night. People went home after their day shifts.
Kids were having fantastic dreams.
All of a sudden, a furtive guy walked into an apartment complex.
He carefully watched the light in rooms and checked vehicles outside apartment.
Eventually he selected room 633 as his target.
“Good day for me! It looks nobody is inside, “the thief said
tiredly, “I can get a long break after this one.”
He took out his tools for that type of lock. However when
he was about to unlock the door of 633, he suddenly smells smoke through the
door.
“Damn it, “the thief said quietly and angrily, “I spent
many days to find out this family’s schedule. Now I have to leave before cops
came. What a bad luck!”
Meanwhile he heard something strange, so the thief listened
at the door for a moment. He found the sound was a kid’s crying. The thief
wanted to save the kid but he did not want to get into trouble. When he was
hesitating, the fire alarm started ringing and neighbors were coming out and
seeing what is happening.
“It looks very urgent. The kid may be killed by smoke
before help comes,” a woman said, “Shall we smash this door to save the kid?”
Everybody agreed and they started smashing the door;
however, the door has a very good quality and they cannot even made the door
loose.
“Let me try! They called me to come here for fixing their
lock. I think I can open the door.” the thief said quickly and tensely. Others
all agreed as they cannot open the door by using force. The thief took out his
tool and cracked the lock very fast. A man rushed in the room and took the kid
out; the kid was still crying but alive.
Now the cops and firefighters eventually arrived. They controlled
and eliminated the fire quickly.
“You are a true hero, man! We may have lost the kid without
your help,” a police officer thanked to the thief and asked, “Are you on a
night shift? You have a tired look.”
“Yeah…you know…tough times. I have to work more on these
days to support my family,” he responded in hesitate. “I am actually going to
find a new job tomorrow. I do not like what my life looks like today.”
“Well, good luck on your interview! I will be on my patrol
duty,” the officer said to him and patted him on the shoulder. “Remember your
kindness will give you a payback; wickedness does not go altogether unrequited.”
Author's Note:
I was inspired by the two stories in the third goblin. The argument about men and women made me think about kindness of human. I use the story about the bad woman as a reference. I create a thief with the same goodness in my story.
Biography: