Choose your own adventure Option 4
“Ben, I’ll be right down, ok? I just need to ask my parents if I can go!” I say and watch as Ben waves and waits. I go to my parents room.
“Mom, Dad? Can I go out to the arcade with Ben? We won’t be gone any longer than an hour, I promise!” I ask. My parents look at me and nod. Mom gives me a kiss on the cheek, sending me on my way.
“You did a really great job tonight, Paul, we are proud of you,” my Mom says, and my Dad grunts his agreement. I run back to my room.
“Ben, are the lines really long Street Fighter 4?” I ask.
“Yeah, man, the lines are probably pretty long by now,” Ben says hurriedly, waving his hands for me to hurry up.
I run into my room. I need to pack up some games to play on my way there. I throw my DS into my backpack, along with my PSP, all my games for both systems, and the chargers for both, just in case I needed to charge anything for any reason. I also throw in my 400 page Street Fighter 4 complete player’s guide, because I might need to look up moves or special tactics before my matches. I wanted to stay on that machine as long as possible, and that meant winning a lot. I grabbed my bag and headed downstairs. I acquired [VIDEOGAMES].
At the arcade, Ben and I line up to wait for our turn to play. I take off my backpack to pull out some games or the strategy guide when I hear some boys talking in front of us in line.
“Hey dude, you know that mission in GTA 4? It is so hard robbing that house! How do you do it?” the guy in front asks. He is wearing ripped jeans and has long brown hair tied into a ponytail. I am about to jump in to help him with his problem when Ben gives a warning nod to leave them alone. I just listen to their conversation.
“You need to sneak into the house first, man. Remember to jimmy the door open with a crowbar or sneak in through the window. When inside, you need to grab the valuables without getting caught, remembering to grab the T.V. in the living room and the plasma T.V. in the kitchen for the most points,” says a boy in jeans and a leather jacket. His jacket has spikes on it, and they look like he put them there, the jacket was not bought pre-spiked from Hot Topic.
Wait, there was no level in GTA 4 where you robbed someone’s house and could steal T.V.s. I thought about my living room, and I froze.
They were talking about my house!
I look at the boys. They are a lot bigger than I am. Should I risk my life to fight them off? If I don’t, they will try to rob my house, I just know it! Conscience I don’t need you for this one. I am going to defend my home!
I need to defend my house. I look at the boys hard until they turn around, confused.
“What do you want, kid? Get lost!” Spike jacket says, and Ponytail laughs. I am undeterred.
“I know you are going to rob a house. I am gonna stop you!” I yell in my toughest voice. These kids are quick to anger, and Spike jacket throws a punch at me.
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I duck under his punch and try to swing at him. He easily dodges me and punches me hard in the face. Ponytail and Spike jacket push me away from them
“Fuck off, kid!” they yell, and Ben and I run away. When I get home, Mom and Dad are looking at me with frustration and fear, checking my eye and making sure I am ok. While they do this, I hear some rattling of the door knob, and I know it is those boys.
“Those boys are here, and they want to rob our house!” I explain. Dad believes me and opens the door, hoping to scare them away. He faces a knife pointed right at his throat. I have never seen my Dad so scared, and it scared me doubly to see him cower.
The boys take our T.V.s and all my game systems, which Dad gets for them. They hit me again “for being a punk!” before they leave.. Mom, Dad, and I cry together as Katy sleeps soundly in her room.
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