Stealing or The Ruffian.

Stealing or The Ruffian.

A Story by Danny Metcalfe

I stole a heart once. I gave it back but I know I’d do it again. Anyway, I get no peace from stealing hearts and I’m in need of some peace. So hearts are off the menu. I pride myself on my stealing abilities. My first theft was sweets from a sweet shop. I got caught and a slap on the bum but that didn’t stop me. I locked myself in the bathroom once just to steal a person’s time. Once, I stole someone’s morning by turning off their alarm clock. I love mornings, personally. Especially summer mornings when the heat of the sun shines through the window. If I could steal the sun I would and every morning would be a summer morning. I can’t think about that right now. I need to steal the neighbour’s cat which is all black with golden eyes. I have a theory the cat’s eyes are from the sun. I sense something magical.
I steal the cat.
‘Do you possess the light of the sun?’ I ask the cat
‘Meow’ the cat answers
This went on throughout the night.
I fall asleep and awake in the morning to find I have lost my voice and the cat speaking English.
I cannot tell you the rest of the story. The cat stole my voice.

© 2022 Danny Metcalfe


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Added on January 17, 2022
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Danny Metcalfe
Danny Metcalfe

United Kingdom



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I am a writer, poet and playwright. All works are first drafts. My favorite writers are: Arthur Rimbaud, William S Burroughs, Clarice Lispector, Robert Walser, Julio Cortazar, Mikhail Bulgakov,.. more..

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