Well I decided to release the first chapter of the book I am currently working at to see the critical response. I hope it'll be published soon. So don't be afraid to leave a comment, I read them all. And please comment in suggestions for future story lines.
CHAPTER I - HOME ALONE
Arthur
McBridge is your normal 14 year old teen boy without much to be said of, he’s
pretty normal, standing a good five foot eight, piercing blue eyes, black hair
with traces of blond, light built. He goes to school like any other teenage
kid, falls in love, gets in trouble, playful like any other teenage kid of his
age. Though apart from being quite handsome and smart and an indisputable talent
in music one things sets aside Arthur from the other kids, he his bestfriend
Josh and Steph had a summer adventure that they thought existed only in books
and movies.
It’s
a bit shaky, he could hear the winds rustling outside he could hear the roar of
the plane engine. A man near the plane’s rear door then stood up, and signaled
everyone to prepare. The voice of the Pilot echoed throughout the plane, “Boys,
Landing Zone ETA 5 Minutes. Capt. Arthur McBridge, bless you and your men.” Now
the man near the door is approaching him. “Artie, prepare you are last off.”
The doors opened and one by one Arthur’s men jumped out of the huge mouth of
the beast-like plane. As the last man exited he prepared, he felt a pat on his
shoulders and off he goes, but something went wrong. Awfully wrong, his
parachute did not deploy, and he cannot tug his reserve chute. He was doomed,
he was plummeting from 10,000 Feet with nothing but his heavy load on his
burden, he was falling... falling...
“And
Arthur no wild parties while we are gone.” Arthur snapped out of his daydream,
he gave his mom a dazed look, “Is that understood young man?” Arthur just
recovering from that awful daydream has no idea what his mom just told him, was
it about parties? Or about wrecking the
house he has no idea, but knowing his mom he just answered an abrupt Yes,
mother. “Good, so the money is atop the fridge, the important numbers are
there. Keep the house locked and the windows shut when you go outside or before
you sleep. I got our neighbor the Richardsons to keep an eye on you while we
are gone.” Said his mom who seems to not lose her breath from her intense
barrage of instructions and final briefing with Arthur, then his dad entered
the living area lumbering with their luggage. “So, Arthur, listen to what your
mom has said. We’ll be off for 5 days, so don’t go on doing shenanigans while
we are gone or else, you won’t be able to use your XBOX and all your gadgets
for a whole year, mark my words young man.” With a final kiss on the cheeks and
a tap on the head his mom and dad were off, as he heard the car engine fading
in the distance. So there he was alone, in their house for 5 days. What’s
better is summer vacation just started. “This is going to be fun.” He whispers
to himself, he doesn’t realize that just a few days from now he’ll get more fun
than he bargained for. Arthur lives in a home just outside a big city, his
father and mother and their lives had gone a long way since his father was
promoted as a business executive. He for his 13 years of existence has grown up
without a sibling though he gets everything he asks for, which he is glad of,
he really longed a smaller brother or sister to take care of or teach how to
walk and talk and play with his hopes are high that now with this 5 day vacation
his mom and dad would come up with his long awaited sibling. Arthur was never
left alone he usually is dragged along by his mom or dad wherever they go on
trips even if he didn’t like it. So this experience is new to him so he can’t
set aside his feelings of excitement for possible adventures and fun stuff that
he could do without his parent’s supervision and watchful eyes, yet he can’t
seem to calm down, of course all first times are very nerve racking, he was
left alone for short periods of times but this was new five whole days so he
was also nervous. Thoughts crossed his mind, what would he do, where will he
go, what will he eat and a lot more of these mediocre thoughts, but just before
he was again to think of other stuff. He heard a rapping on the kitchen window
behind him, he looked behind and it was Josh Richardson his neighbor and best friend,
Josh and Arthur’s families are so close they treat each other as extended
families. Arthur smiled and ran to the door to open it. “So, what are your
plans?” Said Josh grinning at Arthur and with a glow of innocence and disbelief
at what Arthur’s parents has just done. “I really don’t know, play some
videogames or take over the world I guess.” He said blankly. Josh laughed, “You’re
such a dork, bro. You should have a party.” Josh said. “No way bro, your mom is
looking out for me, and mom would know from the neighbors of course, she said
no parties, better let it that way or else I’m grounded for the rest of my
life.” Said Arthur after his long speech Silence crept in. “Hey why won’t you
sleepover? That’d be cool, then we’ll watch some of those horror flicks I
downloaded last night.” said Arthur breaking the silence he ushered after
declining Josh’s suggestion. “I thought you’d never ask, by the way Mom and Dad
told me to accompany you the whole day, because, y’know, you might get bored
and stuff.” Josh said excitedly. “So what are we gonna do for the mean time
Artie?” added Josh. “Well like I told you, I have no idea on what to do, maybe
you have some plans up your sleeves?” said Arthur in a bored and dazed manner.
“Well, let’s just cruise around with our bikes?” suggested Josh. “Yeah, sure
why not” Arthur answered still in a dazed manner. “So I’ll get my bike, see you
at Mark’s Parlor.” Josh said running towards the door.
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