Jeremiah the Hero by Darious Thomas

The intruders attempted to enter through the door, but the inside was secured tight with chains and locks. This did not stop them from breaking into Jeremiah’s house. They shattered the window on the side of the house, searching for Jeremiah. Jeremiah knew he was not alone in his house anymore, so he grabbed his aluminum bat and prepared himself to die.

 



 

The intruders split up. One raced upstairs and the other searched downstairs. As soon as the intruder got upstairs, he saw the diamonds that Jeremiah had set out for a distraction. Once the intruder fell into the trap, Jeremiah jumped out of the closet and bashed him over the head, causing him to faint and smack the ground viciously.

 

The other intruder heard the upstairs bump from downstairs, so he sprinted to the scene just to see Jeremiah standing over his friend with a bloody bat. Jeremiah charged at the last intruder, causing him to flee back downstairs and out the door. Jeremiah was paranoid, but at ease, because he defeated the enemies who defeated his family.

 

Written in response to a National Day on Writing prompt