CLANG!
David snapped his eyes open and sat up on his bed.
CLANG! CLANG!
Gripping his bed sheets tightly, David gulped his throat in fright. There was supposed to be no one else at home. The only conclusion was, as crazy as it sounds, that there was an intruder at home. With him. Alone.
Luckily, David was a blackbelt in karate but he was not confident with his skills when his heart was pounding like crazy.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
Unable to contain his nervousness anymore, David tossed his bed sheets aside and gingerly stepped out of his bed. He desperately searched for any object in his room that he could use as a weapon and even though he hesitated, he quickly decided that his toy Star Wars lightstick would suffice. The maximum damage it could do was stun the intruder momentarily while he could use that opportunity to escape from his house to call for help. He silently prayed the intruder was shorter than him so that he could at least overpower him.
Stealthily leaving his room, David tightened his grip on his Star Wars lightstick as he closely listened to the source of the deafening sound. Finding out that it came from the kitchen, David inched closer but quietly to it. The puzzling thing was that as he neared the kitchen, a delicious aroma filled his nostrils and he immediately licked his lips as he recognized the aroma.
"David, what are you doing walking around with your briefs and holding your lightstick like you are going to hit someone with it?" A familiar voice shouted at him, shocking him that he dropped his lightstick.
"Dad, what are you doing here?!" David stared at the man in question in shock. "And what is this mess?"
Pots and pans were all over the floor. His father smiled sheepishly and rubbed his head in embarrassment.
"I wanted to cook Japanese curry since I was craving for it," his father answered honestly. "My stomach grumbled when I woke up from my nap so I was really hungry."
"Wait. You were at home all this time?" David questioned.
"Yeah...why do you look so surprised-oh!" his father shifted his attention to the stove and turned the heat off. "It's all cooked! Let's prepare the table!"
David nodded, smiling softly to the older man. It seemed that he got hungry from worrying that it could be a dangerous intruder in the house. He walked forward and accidentally stepped on the lightstick, causing to fall onto the pots and pans on the floor. A loud crashing sound was then heard.
"Haha be careful son! With that sound, our neighbours would think there's a robber inside this house!" His father laughed at his misfortune.
David only groaned in response. His dad had no idea.
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