A Usual Night

Bob and Linda van der Herchen had just sat down after the dinner and were watching Television and simultaneously catching up with their kids. It was the routine that they used to follow religiously every Saturday and Sunday night. And this Saturday too, they were having the same discussion when they heard the loud thump. But this time it was too loud to be ignored.Bob never thought it was more than a mice or a rat and hence he never investigated the attic and today too he was in no mood to do so even when his kids and wife frowned at him. Due to the peak season, he didn’t get any chance to enjoy a peaceful weekend with his family. And when he finally managed a holiday from his busy schedule, he didn’t want to ruin the opportunity just because of some harmless creature living in the attic.

Bob, The Bee Rescuer

Bob owned a company named Bob van der Herchen Bee Removal & Rescue company, which aimed at harmlessly removing bees from people’s houses for the last many years. So he was confident enough that these were just the bees or rats and he wasn’t one of those people who distraught someone’s peace especially the bees because they weren’t paying rents. And it had been years and he had not seen any sign of damage or gnawing by rats or mice. Hence he thought of leaving the poor creatures undisturbed. But what if, whatever he was thinking was wrong and the creatures weren’t just mice or rats?

That Night

After doing his work, Adam wrapped up his things and went to sleep peacefully. It was after years Adam was sleeping well tucked in his cozy bed as his thoughts did not wonder what might be there in the attic. It was around midnight when something from the attic fell on his place disrupting his sleep. He could not open his eyes as he was afraid of what it might be and screamed at the top of his voice.

Havoc

The parents were in the other room and ran as they heard the scream to see what had happened. As they entered the room, they found him at the corner of the bed. Bob carefully bent over the bed to look out for the object and held it in his bare hands. Linda kept a hand on her mouth at the sight because it was the same medicine she had put in the attic this morning. Was the creature still lurking in the attic?

Theories

“Probably over the last couple of years, my wife said she heard sounds in the attic. My son said he heard sounds in the attic,” he explained. “I didn’t think much of it. I thought maybe it was rats.”And now the mystery of the noise was revealed and rather was a shocking discovery. But Bob made sure that the snake was coaxed without it getting hurt in any way.