The Burglar And The Boy (M/m)

[adams.keeper]

(This is a little story I wrote for @TuggyMale )

This was going to be an easy job. Nothing out of the ordinary. A quick break-in, just get in, grab some valuables and then get out. He had watched this house for a while and tonight, nobody should be home.

He parked his van in the street outside. It was cleverly painted to vaguely look like some sort of service vehicle. Delivery of something. Fake plates. The lot.

He was perfect for the job. Tall and muscular but not enough for him to stand out in a crowd. He was fast and good at improvisation. Not that he’d need it in an empty house.

He grabbed his rucksack full of things you might need. If you had to break a window or some other glass, he had strong duct tape along. He had different sized pieces of cloth, that he could wrap valuables in. If he found jewelry, he’d put it in some fabric and make a package of it, sealed with tape.

He even had a sack he could fill up with wrapped objects if he found a lot and sometimes he did. He also knew what to bring and what to leave behind. What would bring you a profit and what wouldn't.

It was already getting dark and nobody was likely to notice him, all dressed in tight black sportswear, as he made his way to the back door. He had already noticed there was no alarm. Not that it mattered much, he knew how to shut those up. The lock was no match, he slipped inside and closed the door behind him.

As always, he'd start in the living room. The really valuable things were usually elsewhere but that room would have you a proper idea how wealthy the family really was. And how much they liked expensive things. He scanned the bookshelf and was just about done and…

"Who are you?"

He quickly turned around and stared at a kid. A small and scrawny teenage boy standing there with his mouth open in surprise. Brown hair, blue t-shirt, black trousers. No shoes on, so he must have been in the house the whole time. What THE HELL was he doing at home?

"What are you doing here?"

The kid's voice trembled a bit. He wasn't big - looked like he was 14 or 15 years old tops and not tall enough to reach the burglar's chest - and really was no physical threat. However, he did have an Apple watch on his wrist and could call for help. Any second now, he'd regain enough composure to realise this as well. No time to lose.

The burglar attacked. He quickly grabbed the boy around the waist and yanked him off the floor. "What are you…? No! Stop! Let me go!" The man pushed the kid down on the sofa, face first into a soft cushion placed there for decoration. Now it helped muffle the cries of the brat.

The man straddled on top of the kid's legs and held him down while quickly removing the smartwatch. The boy tried to protest but his voice drowned in the cushion as the watch slipped into his attacker's pocket.

The burglar knew he had to improvise now to keep the boy under wraps and quickly took off his rucksack and picked out a few select items.


He grabbed the teen by the hair and lifted his face slightly up.
"What's your name, kid?"

"I'm Ethan, don't hurt me, what are you mmmmfff"

"Listen up, Ethan. You were not supposed to be here and you've seen far too much. Play nice and cooperate and this will be less painful, okay. Do you understand?"

Ethan nodded his head. "Good. Now you be absolutely quiet."

Instead of filling it with jewellery, the man took some of his cloth, rolled it into a tight ball and then forced it into Ethan's mouth. The boy whimpered but were smart enough not to try to speak. The burglar took a longer piece of cloth, tied a fat knot on the middle of it and used it to make an improvised gag to hold the rest of the cloth in place.

"Good boy" he said and gav Ethan's head a pat.

The kid's hands were then forced together behind his back and secured with a generous amount of duct tape. Lucky break Ethan wasn't a gym rat and didn't seem to be very strong. His hands were struggling against the ties but clearly unable to break away. Perfect.

The man stood up and quickly taped up Ethan's ankles and, since he had enough tape still, his knees to immobilise him further. This kid wasn't going anywhere. There was no chance he'd escape anytime soon.

But he had seen the burglar's face. That was unfortunate, to say the least. He made the quick decision to abandon this robbery. But he couldn't leave the witness here. He could easily be tied to several other crimes. He couldn't allow that to happen.

He pulled Ethan up from the sofa into a standing position, then grabbed the boy's face firmly with both hands and stared him right in the eye.

"This isn't a good night for you, Ethan. You know too much and I can't run the risk of you telling on me. I'm going to have to take you with me."

Ethan's green eyes grew big and fearful. He started babbling into his gag, probably pleading his kidnapper to let him go and how he wouldn't say anything. The gag was surprisingly efficient. Good.

"I'm sorry, kid. I don't hear a word you're saying." The burglar took out the sack intended for stolen goods and pulled it over the boy's head, all the way down to Ethan's tied knees. He was fairly sure the sounds from inside the sack no was a muffled "No, please!" repeated over and over.

He made sure he hadn't left anything behind, then tilted Ethan over his shoulder and lift him off the ground. Man, this kid didn't weigh anything. There was more rope in the van, but probably it wasn't even needed to keep the boy down.

Feeling Ethan wriggling inside the sack, the man though to himself that maybe he got away with the most valuable thing the family had after all. Maybe it would be fun to keep a prisoner for a while? He carefully closed the door and headed for the van with the struggling booty over his shoulder.

[Snozzberry]

Very good short story written fast. A kidnapped boy is worth a handsome ransom indeed, make sure that gag stays in during transport and no knots come untied.

🖐🖐

[adams.keeper]

@Snozzberry
When you have valuable cargo, you better take good care of it.
All sensible burglars know this.

[Redman]

Good story. Thank you for posting this.

[RopedCowboy]

Great story, thanks!

[TuggyMale]

Amazing work! You really have some talent for writing stories

Please don’t be shy to write some yourself and post them. I‘d definitely read them

[adams.keeper]

Thank you so much @TuggyMale
I'm so happy if you're pleased with it.

There could be more similar stories coming, as soon as I catch my inspiration.

[Mummybag]

Great story, i hope to read wat happens to the boy next!

[Gino]

I really like your story, please continue

[Nightly Binds]

Interesting story, hope he ends up being released or rescued eventually though, his parents will freak out.

[Snozzberry]

Possibly the makings of a assistant burglar to help invade more homes if trained correctly and not ransomed back to his parents.

[BDBrit]

This was a fun read! You could continue it. Let us know what he does with his new prisoner!

[60Cancer]

Another promising tale.

[alkaid_]

poor ethan... he was in a bad place at worst time...

intrigued in how the story go...

[adams.keeper]

Thank you so much for all the lovely comments!

I never thought so far as to what would happen next, really. I like writing my stories like snapshots and then let the reader decide what they want to happen. But I’ll give it some thought, if I come up with something good maybe we’ll see what happens to the boy next.

[Smythdean]

Ethan’s in a lot of trouble

[Alkaid90]

ethan is in real trouble!!!!

interesting to know how the story gonna go