THIEF

Charlotte. As far as I can remember my parents have always been thieves, I remember at the age of 6 years old my father putting me through a small window in a stranger's house to open the door so Daddy can come in and look around. I remember not understanding what was going on or how my mother took me shoplifting when I was nine showing me tricks she called them as she pretended to be a pregnant a woman. Which is leads me to my current situation. My mother and I all donned in black as we break to another house of strangers at 15 I am Now used to this , I know plans I go along with my what my parents asks of me. As we quietly walk in this dark house with our small torches on we careful not to make any noise as far as we know the current tenants could be sleeping. See we live in a beautiful seaside town that gets lots of tourists rich tourists. Making them my parents targets as we walk further in the house to the safe that we were told about is in here with diamonds and all kind jewels we can get our hands on and just maybe my parents will have enough money to pay off their debts and leave this life of crime. As we walk from the kitchen to the office my mind takes me away how it will be like to live in a house like this. Not the 2 bedroom apartment above my Uncle's repair shop how it will be like to be normal, I have never had friends or someone close to me other than my parents we moved around a lot until we found this seaside town. With all they could need. "Charlotte" my mom disturbs my thoughts I look at her she points at the safe she's a master of safe breaking from age Ten she's been teaching me how to do it also I hold out the torch for her as she bends down to inspect the safe with a biggest smile on her face " your Uncle Sunny said they were diamonds in here I hope he's right" I smile back her blue eyes shinning from the torch light. She takes of her backpack she always carries for her equipment to break in , in any safe. Before we could do anything I see a torch outside then sound of footsteps then dog's barking what the hell " Mom come let's go there is people here " I whisper yell to her before I can say another word the footsteps get louder ,the barking gets closer she quickly packs up and we run the way we came from it's a quite night with a full moon. As we run in the back yard I hear "there they are , hey you stop" he says I can tell it's security why didn't my Uncle tell us there is damn security in this place I run as I keep looking back at my mom all that heavy smoking was not helping her , she starts to slow down i slow down to let her catch up to me. " Charlotte go" she says to me out of breath " Mom we almost there dad is waiting just down the dirt road " I try to to help her run besides me I hear it before I see it the dog latches on my Mother's foot she screams out in pain. "Run Charlotte " my heart starts beating in my ears as the realism of the situation hits me full force panicking I take off one of my shoes and hit the dog it doesn't even flinch the heavy steps gets closer I don't want to leave my mom. But as the dog get's aggressive with the bite she screams again seeing a man run straight to me. I take off fast one thing I know is he won't catch me. I run as my mother's voice stings in my ear her pain evident as her screams echo the quite night I see the light down the road and run fast my lungs burning my heart beating on my ears I run to my Father. He comes out of the SUV and meets me half way as I run looking back I see the security stopped chasing I run in my Fathers arms collapsing there "Honey , what is it where is mom " I try to answer while catching my breath "they caught her " I stutter through my words. Tired and out of breath I try to tell him what happened he gets me in the car tells my Uncle Sonny to Drive we drive. Leaving my Mother there they talking but I don't hear them the shock register to me as I go on denial that we leaving my mother there she is being bitten by a Dog. I know my father has a plan he will get her right he always has plan as we drive in the dirt road in the middle of the Night that was the last time I saw my Mother free. Maybe if we didn't go tonight maybe if we planned better maybe if I voiced out my opinion about this Job she wouldn't be in that Situation. I cuddle my face to my Knees as my Uncle drives through the rough road. Tears fall on their own accord I always knew a day like this will come but not like this. Not my Mother. I always Thought my Dad will be arrested first as he could not plan and was impatient while Mom planned everything. I can't bring myself to believe this.This can't be happening.