11-Year-Old Bob Tears Out of His Neighbor’s Grip and Rushes into Burning House to Rescue Friend — Story of the Day
Bob and his friends stayed at their house. | Source: Shutterstock
Bob and his neighbors’ parents went to the theater, leaving them alone for the night. When they got bored, Bob went back to his house to find board games. But when he came out, his friends’ house was on fire. No one could stop Bob from running inside to save his friend, even at the risk of his own life.
“Are you sure you’re all going to be ok?” Bob’s mom asked as she arranged her jacket next to her husband. Bob was going to spend time with his twin friends, Mark and Mindy, while their parents went to see a play.
They were all the same age, 11 years old, and it was the first time they were being trusted with staying home by themselves. Bob had brought over several movies, and his mom bought microwave popcorn, Doritos, soda, and tons of snacks, so they could enjoy themselves without touching the kitchen.
Bob and his friends stayed at their house while their parents went to a play. | Source: Shutterstock
The pizzas had just arrived, and all the parents gathered at Mark and Mindy’s front door to put their coats on and exit. But Bob’s mom hesitated.
“Don’t worry, Mom. We’re all responsible, and we’re not kids anymore. I swear! We’re almost teenagers!” Bob insisted, nodding his head rapidly and raising his eyebrows at his friends. Mark and Mindy both followed suit, trying to convince the adults that everything would be fine.
“Besides, if anything happens, we have Scooter here to protect us,” Mindy chimed in, petting their big emotional support dog. Mark and Bob said “yeah” simultaneously, and the moms smiled at each other.
“Ok, kids. But just in case anything happens, and you can’t contact us, you need to call our neighbor, Mr. Headwick. Ok? He’s promised to keep an eye on you from afar,” the twins’ mom said, using her finger to get her point across. Once again, the kids nodded, and the parents finally left.
“LET’S HAVE FUN!” Mark yelled, and they put on some music, jumping around the living room but still trying not to break anything. They ate their pizzas and put on a movie, but they got bored quickly.
Mindy got bored of watching movies. | Source: Pexels
“Staying alone is not as fun as I thought. I wanna do something more,” Mindy spoke up after 15 minutes into...