When I looked in through the window, the whole family was sitting around the table, eating and talking. All of a sudden, the lights went out. The family members looked at each other in confusion. They couldn’t see anything in the darkness.
The father stood up and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll go check the fuse box.” He walked out of the room, leaving the family in the dark. The mother called after him, “Be careful!”
The family waited anxiously for their father to return. They heard a sound coming from outside. It sounded like footsteps. Suddenly, the door burst open and a masked man entered the room.
The family screamed in terror. The man held a gun in his hand and pointed it at them. “Give me all your money and jewelry,” he demanded. The family members were too scared to move.
The masked man walked around the room, collecting all the valuables he could find. Suddenly, the father returned to the room. He saw the masked man and immediately lunged at him. A struggle ensued between the two men.
The rest of the family watched in horror as the two men fought. They heard the sound of the gun going off. The father had been shot. The masked man ran out of the house, leaving the family traumatized and broken.
The mother called the police, who arrived shortly after. They took the father to the hospital, where he underwent surgery. The family was questioned by the police, but they couldn’t provide much information about the masked man.
The father survived the gunshot wound, but he was never the same. He became paranoid and afraid, and the family struggled to cope with the aftermath of the traumatic event. They installed a security system and never left the house after dark.
Years went by, and the family slowly began to heal. They never forgot about the night that changed their lives forever. Whenever they sat around the table, eating and talking, they remembered the fear and helplessness they felt when the masked man entered their home. They were grateful to be alive, but they would never forget the trauma they had endured.