A loss too much....

I was on edge somewhat, not sleeping at all. Hardly surprising given the previous night. I’d convinced myself it would happen again, had to, all the evidence pointed that way. Beside me the girls in my life slept, one more soundly than the other. Eyes open and ears aware to every sound, I lay there listening. I was alert to each noise in the house and village. I could even hear myself breathing.

A slight metallic rattle and I bolted upright within the bed. I strained every sense but particularly my hearing. I heard a metallic rattle again. Jumped out of bed and peered through the curtains into the night. My fears were founded. I knew they would be back. Some people have no respect and care little for society.

He peered up at me from the middle of my driveway – our eyes met for a moment. Nonchalantly he turned around towards his accomplice at the end of my driveway and into the night they went. I screamed for Rachel to pass me the phone and punched in 999. The police arrived in five minutes but to no avail – the two had long since disappeared. Frustration, anger, relief – a real mixture of emotions.

They had visited the night before – whilst we slept and cleared us out – cameras, phones and many other items of value. Worst of all though they took our wedding rings and my wife’s engagement ring. The only word that can describe them is “Scum”.

Why did I know they would return? It was obvious, in their first intrusion the previous evening they had stolen every key in the house and stolen my car off the drive. It would only be a short leap for them in looking at the keys they had taken to note the logo of “Triumph” and “Honda” and conclude that there were motorbikes in garage.

Fortunately the lock on the garage had been changed and the chains to the ground anchors also replaced. It was their attempt at getting into the garage that had awoken me. There was a degree of arrogance to them, cockiness even – they really didn’t care that I had seen and disturbed them.

So the bikes are ‘safe’ for now and I’ll be extra cautious and a little on edge for a long time. Don’t let it happen to you, check your security before it’s too late.