1) The narrator owes money to a man who has come to collect. As the man confronts the narrator, their sister Jamie runs away, leaving the narrator behind. 2) Desperate to escape, the narrator proposes stealing a car to repay their debt. Jamie then attempts to steal the keys from the creditor's BMW, setting off its alarm. 3) As the others rush outside to investigate the alarm, the narrator tries to flee but is stopped by another man blocking the exit. Trapped and fearing for their life, the narrator wonders if they will meet their end that day.

1. Short Story
A Car Thief
Bang ! Bang ! Bang ! was the sound of the stone falling on the roof of the house. I jumped out
of my slumber ready for action. It was as if my heart leaped from chest and I had an out of body
experience. The setting sun was playing hide and seek with the mountains far in the west as all
glimmer of hope began to disappear. The stench of spoiling food and dirty clothes provided
unwanted fragrance in the atmosphere replacing the beautiful lavander and teak scent that was
once the order of the day. In a flash, Jamie dashed from the room and headed fervently towards
the back door. I followed as quickly as I can to keep up with her.
Footsteps fast approached the door and simultaneously , Jamie changed directions. I stumbled
into the wall as it blocked my path to freedom. When I lifted my head , towering over me was
the man who we owed $500.00. It was so long ago that we borrowed this money that the interest
was much more that we could have paid back. I struggled to escape the grasp of his majestic
arms and my running feet were dangling in the air as I went nowhere. With a loud crash, I felt
my body slam into the earth and pain permeated my entire body. I watched as Jamie my sister

2. disappeared into the thick of night leaving me stranded. If only I was not so clumsy maybe I
would have gotten away.
As Jamie ran, her frail structure became smaller and smaller and I wondered to myself
“ why would Jamie leave me like this?”.
I simply could not understand. Far in the distance, Jamie stopped. I could feel her eyes looking
at me in desperation but I knew if she came back they would get her too. So I decided to do like
Jamie would do.
“ Hey fellas, here wah is d cene. Ah would go an geh ah car fuh allyuh to square off everyting.
Wah yuh say?”
The words barely came out of my mouth as the jaws of my teeth were clenched tight from fear
fright and frustration. Jamie found a way to ‘piss off’ every single money lender and we always
had to steal things to pay them back. Only this time , I got caught.
The men looked at me with fire in their eyes and rage blowing out of their nose. I could feel the
angel of death larking around the corner.
“Today was my day to meet my maker” I taught to myself.
Just then, I saw Jamie in the corner of my eyes. She was about to do the unthinkable.

3. With her long black hair streaking over her face and comforting her, she slowly walked elegantly
towards their car. I said to myself
“ we are dead fur sure this time”
Her tiny hands slipped through the half opened window of the ‘BMW’ as she reached for the
keys. Just then, the alarm sounded. Beep ! Beeep ! Beeep! . Everyone inside the house dropped
everything. And began heading towards the car.
As Jamie fumbled with the keys, I darted for the front door and ran into another wall that
prevented my freedom. When I looked up, another man was standing infront of me holding my
arm tightly.