Alicia had been roped into a life of crime. Her sister, Charlotte, had brought it into the family by first stealing money from her workplace when they were in need of it but that only dug a deeper hole for the family. They tried to stop at one point about 12 years ago but it could not be done for they were wanted by the police and were constantly on the run from them.
They jumped... And landed safely on the hard, frosty ground. She jumped out last and slipped a little, almost falling and triggering the alarm.
"Careful!" One of the others hissed. She was about to retort when she saw who spoke.
"Sorry" She whispered but not quiet enough as she was hissed at yet again. She decided to keep quiet this time and just carry on and get out of there; that place crept her out though she wasn't stupid enough to say so. She knew what would happen to her if she did - she didn't even want to think about it - they would make her carry out the mission alone, they would leave and probably add something to list of things that she and the other girls were already being made to do.Alicia, Charlotte, Isabella and Daisy were being made to complete a mission. It was to break into a house and take everything that they couldn't their hands on. Seems simple enough, right? Wrong! The people of the house were asleep in their beds and Alicia, Charlotte, Isabella and Daisy were being forced into the house by their bosses Max and Jack. Although there were only two of them, the girls were scared of their bosses and would never even dare to disobey them in order to earn a glare; forget disobey them on this most important mission.The girls followed by Max and Jack started to cram everything into the bags they had brought with them after pulling on their gloves.
Daisy was new to the whole crime thing (she was only 10 and the others were at least 12). Daisy was walking along the hall and she kept glancing over her shoulder not looking where she was going so of course this was a recipe for disaster. She slipped and got caught up in the carpet which was when it all started going downhill. Daisy had managed to slam into the sitting-room door crashing it and setting off the alarm inside. This was more than enough to wake up the whole household which it did. There were two children lingering on the stairs while the parents raced downstairs claiming that they had called the police. Alicia, Charlotte and Isabella ran and grabbed Daisy while Max and Jack ran to the van putting all their findings into the back. Alicia, Charlotte, Isabella and Daisy raced outside to find that their bosses had driven off without them saving their own skins and leaving the girls behind with their own problem. The police were coming and Alicia, Charlotte, Isabella and Daisy were stuck so they did the only thing that made sense, they ran. The ended up in a run-down hut and slept there that night.In the morning the girls wandered around to find their bosses faces in the newspaper. They picked one up and went back to the old hut. Alicia read the paper aloud to the others while they listened. Their bosses Max and Jack had been arrested and the girls were now finally free to lead a life free of crime... Until they found that Max and Jack had been replaced by the even scarier and meaner Matthew and Daniel...
THE END! :)
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On the run
Mystery / ThrillerA short story... Wait... Why not just read the book? It'll save time and it's short so start reading!