A Swag's Secret

XII. Something's up!

"Hey! You! Stop right there!"

Ahem! That was me shouting again.....
There was this little boy.....I mean.....I wanted to catch him,I mean.....AAARRGGHH!! okay! okay! Let's start from the beginning. I suffer from headache when I recall this incident. It was crazy!!....Like this!:

It just so happened....

It happened to be Sunday, a cool day and the sun just hid behind the clouds. I took my early 5-mile walk and was soon on the first block......I mean I was done with my walking. I came home with shaky legs as I had not eaten anything lately. I had a Dark Chocolate bar (they say it's essential to have it in a diet and mine was seriously sugar free....that bitter stuff! :(..... !) and already felt myself dozing off. Luckily, I was given permission to use my bed. I knew mom wasn't happy and she told that I shouldn't take a nap after slept like....eight or ten hours literally.

But that wasn't TRUE AT ALL!!!

Firstly, I go to sleep at eight PM like I was told but I don't know if I have insomnia or what but I keep being awake straight for the next three hours in my bed, making funny faces to myself. Secondly, I sleep for just five hours or something after I start feeling a bit sleepy and force myself to sleep after those three typical hours. Thirdly, I don't get enough sleep and that's how I keep being sleepy whole day long. And lastly, I am being asked straight for being awake the whole day without a single hour to sleep, so I need to drink coffee or tea once a day to keep myself awake like hell!!!!

Utterly Typical!.....

Anyway, after a short nap, I felt fresh and went downstairs to note what was going on. I had to admit: I was a bit sneaky that day!

I was like,'C'mon Sweeties, get out of the room please I have some important business to attend' But I said it in my mind, hoping they would hear me. But fate that time had no better for me. I waited an hour long so that the room could get empty and I pass through it to get to the main door  

You know what!? I am quite familiar with a poor family that lives at the back of the streets. Usually no one goes in that place because it's kind of dirty and a sewer system is installed there. I secretly made friends with this little girl from that family by once giving her an ice cream.

Oh yeah! No one knew that! Not even my family!

It was kinda smelly over there but I didn't care. I just loved to visit the sweet family. Although it smelled worst outside their house but the smell used to be fresh on the inside. The latter was a taxi driver and earned barely but just enough to feed his family while my dad was a company president so we were some rich preys for that poor family, well I can say that I was fortunate enough to meet them (Not to brag myself). It was this little and their only daughter who's birthday was around the corner. 

On the fine day, I took all my savings and bought many gifts for the little girl. I even got her a few cute designer frocks for her as the girl happened to be around six or seven years old. And taking the birthday cake, I ran quickly to the poor girl's house as fast as my feet could carry me.

I had a great time having a simple party over there!

The mother of the little girl cornered me after she went to sleep. She started saying all that emotional words which a swag like me wouldn't love to get to the top of it. So I just answered that helping the poor was my duty. And she ended her words that she would surely pay back my kindness. So I left the house, bidding goodbye.

Actually that family is not really from Jerky Woods. Maybe they lost some job but I don't know what exactly it was. The father had run out of money but fortunately I showed up with the gifts and the little girl's happiness knew no bounds.

As I was walking alone in the dark streets that had street lights lit around dimly, I clutched my phone tight, ready to call the emergency number because I had a gut feeling that something wasn't right.

As I walking humming to my tune and pretending not to be scared, I heard a slight sobbing from not so far away. I spotted a little boy in a park nearby and sitting on a bench alone and sobbing until it turned into a low cry. Tears flowed down his cheek.

I have heard in creepy stories that sometimes a little boy can be a trap to a murder but I wasn't heartless. I managed to do both the things the same time. If its really something that hurts the boy then I will buy him a candy and send him home. If it's a trap then I am gonna be ready with the emergency number and one click will send a call to the police station. The police station was five minutes away from where I was.

I cautiously proceeded towards the little boy and keeping a safe distance and asked if everything was alright. The boy lifted up his head and a bright face was looking at me. Then he wiped away his tears and gave me sweet smile. I was puzzled. Then he suddenly hugged me! I was surprised! I wasn't harmed at all!

Then the boy said in his sincere formal language, "Nice to meet you your majesty"
Wait, What-

"I sincerely plead you to save my parents, they are in great danger" the boy started to sob again. "If you don't save them then I will-I will...kill myself by throwing my self off the bridge!!"

I started to insist that I would save them, but I knew I was concerning him.

Before I could say anything, the boy started running and ACTUALLY threw himself OFF THE BRIDGE AND FELL STRAIGHT INTO THE RIVER BELOW!!!!

I tried shouting," NO! COME BACK!" but it was too late. Trying to hold back my tears I quickly called for the emergency number and the police was there in no time. I explained how this boy drowned himself into the river and the police department sent some men down into the river to search it out. But the weirdest thing of them all was....

THEY DIDN'T FIND A SINGLE BODY EVEN AFTER A TWO-HOUR LONG SEARCH!!!!

Is this some kind of magic or what? Several questions rose up in my mind. Then suddenly I started to feel dizzy and begin to see scenes which weren't probably supposed to be there.
I started to hear voices, "HELP!..Someone!"
My head started to ache like hell!!

I quickly thanked the police and ran home. Seeing my condition my dad quickly lifted me up and sent me into my room and my mom got me some water. After I stopped freaking out, my mom asked me where I was the whole day.

I started to answer," I was in the desola-

"No more answering! Now go to bed!"

And I ended my sentence in a very silly look," desolate....pla....ces!"

Uh! Seriously?

And mom left me alone. I still am thinking about the little boy, not to burst into tears. But it was strange, the boy wasn't found again.

Life's full of surprises....