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RE: COMPLETE THE STORY CONTEST #4

in #contest6 years ago (edited)

My entry for the contest
https://steemit.com/concurso/@dianaabreu/complete-el-concurso-de-historias-4-a-timely-repentance

Caleb had always been a notorious guy, always causing trouble wherever he went. It can be said that his actions were due to the fact that his parents were late. But that was no excuse since he had his uncle attending to his needs. Caleb had joined bad company and his case worsened. So bad that his uncle threw him out of the house. When he was leaving. His uncle's wife told him: "This habit of yours would lead you to ruin".
Regardless of those words, Caleb grabbed a path without any fixed direction. He came to ask for shelter from his friend Joshua, a delinquent in a suit and tie; stealing and committing crimes that would generate money and profits was his job. He always wore brand clothes and jewelry, which dazzled Caleb since he was very poor.
One day Joshua came up with the brilliant idea of ​​stealing Caleb's uncle's jewelry, he was the perfect guide. The perfect day was Sunday, his uncle did not stay to sleep there. In the early morning without leaving any trace that gave him away Joshua and Caleb entered through a secret door with a key that Caleb had hidden.
Inside a bag they put jewelry and money, minutes before leaving they heard a noise, it was Caleb's uncle who surprised them. When Joshua saw him without saying a word, he was shot, the sound of the weapon alerted the police who carried out surveillance work in the area. Joshua, like an expert, fled without any problem, but Caleb could not leave, afraid to see his uncle lying on the ground with his body covered in blood, he took him in his arms and said: Uncle, forgive me! Worried that his uncle did not react, he went out to ask for help. The police went to help Caleb who asked to take his uncle to the hospital. Caleb informed the police that a man had entered to rob and that in the middle of everything they shot his uncle. Caleb, very worried and repentant, talked to his uncle after he woke up. He promised to be a better man, and watch over them.
Caleb learned the lesson, since that day he changed his way of being and thinking. Today he helps his uncle at work and regrets what produced his bad deeds.