Burglary

        The minute hand struck twelve as the clock chimed. The burglar drew deeply on his cigar and then coughed heartily. With a crowbar in his hand, he picked the lock and tiptoed into the house. On the dining-table, there were two wallets, a picture of a German Shepherd and three fifty-cent coins. The burglar tiptoed around the house, his beady eyes fixed to the goods on the table. The burglar opened one wallet swiftly. It contained a hefty sum of five-hundred dollar, along with a sticky note that said,  Safe Password: 250906."

        "250906." The burglar tried hard to remember the password, while his eyes scanned the surroundings, trying to find a safe. There it was, sitting at a corner of a dusty shelf. The burglar climbed the book shelf, while the safe sat up there, taunting him. As he reached out to grab it with three fingers, the inevitable happened. The black and silver safe dropped to the floor, shattered to smithereens. That was what woke Tobias, the Siberian Husky, up.

        The dog's eyes darted around the house, searching for what caused the ruckus. Then, he found the burglar and barked loudly. The burglars heart palpitated wildly against his chest as the dog made a lightning-fast lunge at him. Then an idea flashed in his head. The burglar took a part of the shattered safe and threw it towards the Husky. The piece of safe seemed to have a life if its own as it wounded both of the Husky's hind legs. Tobias whined as he limped away to the kitchen to hide. The burglar had managed to get to the goods in the safe, which were one gold bar and a stack of thousand-dollar notes.

        "What happened?" said a scratchy voice from above. Quickly, the burglar ducked underneath the dining table. A middle-aged man walked down the stairs. The thief did not move a muscle while Tobias was too busy licking its wounds to pay any notice. The living room was as silent as a grave once again. The man walked slowly back up the stairs, letting out a loud yawn. The burglar heaved a sigh of relief, relieved that the man was gone. Tobias stared at the burglar from the kitchen, baring his teeth menacingly. The burglar ignored the dog's feeble attempt to try to make him leave the house. The burglar stuffed the valuables into a black trash bag.