9/11 Short Stories

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Nothing can keep Kevin from attending the high school championship football game, except his parents. After many nights of getting drunk with his friends, and missing curfew his parents have had enough. It 's Friday night, and Kevin 's parents are going out of town for the night, that means Kevin 's home watching the house. "This is horrible! Why do you guys get to go out and have a great time, and I have to stay home. You know the championship game is tonight." Kevin says with disdain in his voice. Kevin 's dad Rob puts his suitcases in the car. "Because I don 't do stupid things. Listen you messed up one too many times, and if missing a football game is a good enough punishment, I can live with that." "Why are you trying to ruin my …show more content…

Kevin grabs the keys off the hook, and panics. He decides to pop the trunk, lays down in the cramp space, and closes it. Kevin grabs his phone and out of his pocket and dials 911. "911 what 's your emergency." The operator says. "Hey my name is Kevin Cloud, I live on 47 Williams Street. I am home alone a man broke into my house. I need someone over here now, I don 't know where he is, and I 've hidden myself in the trunk of my car." "Alright son, can you give a description of him." The police officer says. "He is wearing all black and he has a face mask on. He-." Kevin stops as he hears the garage door open. "He 's coming now." Kevin could hear the masked man 's footsteps on the concrete floor. Every time the man 's footprints would stop, Kevin would hold his breath. "Again kid, you can 't hide for long. Sooner or later, your gonna have to come out." Then the worst thing that could 've happened for Kevin, happened. His cell phone rings, his ringtone blasts at fun volume. It 's the 911 dispatcher. "Hey Kevin, I think we got disconnected how did you describe him." Kevin, frozen with fear hears the masked man …show more content…

Kevin 's out cold for a few minutes. He wakes up in the trunk trying to get his thoughts together. Trying to think of why all this is happening to him. Trying to think of a logical reason why someone would do this. As they are driving along, the smooth road turns rocky. As they are driving, Kevin hears the sound of the leaves cracking as they drove over them. He realizes they aren 't on a main road anymore. Kevin 's phone keeps ringing, but he can 't wiggle his hands enough the reach it in his pocket. Then all the sudden, the car stops. The front door opens, and Kevin can hear the man 's footsteps getting closer again. The man opens the trunk. When he opens the trunk, Kevin looks up and sees many trees, and couldn 't hear any cars. Kevin could only hear the sound of the man 's footsteps on the leaves. "Why are you doing this. You son of a bitch, I swear if I make this out alive, your gonna pay." Kevin yells, as he countinues struggling getting free. The masked man walks over to one of the trees. Kevin can see him moving around some tools and realizes, they didn 't stop in some random spot, he 's been here before. The man walks back over with what looks like a gasoline can. The man then pours gasoline all over Kevin 's body. Kevin with fear running through his body says, "Wha, wha, what you doing." "You know kid the big thing you