A cop’s teenage son breaks the police station window to impress his friends but his act has an unexpected outcome.
Pete Ryan was quite boastful. He loved to be the center and wanted to impress everyone, especially his friends the Garrow twins Lana and Laura. Pete’s dad was a local detective and policeman.
Pete enjoyed boasting that he knew all the details and that he held a lot of power in the police department. His dad never talked about his work at home. But Pete would wink at his dad and hint at secret information.
Source: Shutterstock.com One day Pete was talking about a spate of break-ins that had a lot of people worried, hinting that he knew who the criminals were when Lana Garrow said, cried Pete angrily.
One day Pete was talking about a spate of break-ins that had a lot of people worried, hinting that he knew who the criminals were when Lana Garrow said, “Oh, please, I don’t believe you know a thing about it! I saw the detective in charge of the investigation on TV and it’s not your dad!”
“You don’t know anything!” cried Pete angrily. “I know more than you think! I’m tight with the guys at the station!”
“RIGHT!” Laura Garrow laughed, but then he cried. “You’re a big man in law enforcement!”
Source: Unsplash her twin sneered, Unfortunately, right at that moment, the three teens were walking past the police station, and on impulse, Pete picked up a stone.
“Yeah…” her twin sneered, “you couldn’t even get yourself arrested.” Unfortunately, right at that moment, the three teens were walking past the police station, and on impulse, Pete picked up a stone.
“Arrested? No one would arrest me, OK,” He shouted. “I can do whatever I want in this city. WATCH!” He threw the large stone at the station house’s front window. The window was shaken to death by the sound of a crushing sound.
Pete spoke arrogantly. “You’ll see, they won’t do anything to me.” A swarm of uniformed policemen appeared outside seconds later. Pete stood firm, but the Garrow twins fled. Soon Pete found himself sitting next to his dad.
Sometimes our actions can bring unexpected consequences.
“What happened, Pete?” He asked. “What on earth possessed you to do a foolish thing like that?”
Pete squirmed. “Well… It was a dare, kind of…”
“A dare?” Pete’s father was furious. “Do you realize you could have hurt someone? It’s time you took responsibility for your actions, Pete!”
Pete’s father had paid for the window. However, he decided to teach his son. He and the Police Captain decided that Pete would do community service every day at the local soup pan for the remainder of the year.
The window was broken into thousands
Pete was not happy about it at all. “I’ll be dishing out soup for drifters and winos all summer?” He cried bitterly.
“The people who come to the soup kitchen are hungry, lonely, and afraid, Pete,” his dad said quietly. “They are people like you and me, who had bad luck, remember that.”
Pete hated the soup kitchen and grumbled incessantly as he served people their meals. This didn’t escape Carla, the soup kitchen manager who scolded him about it.
Pete’s dad said he had to work in the soup kitchen.
“Pete, these people have a hard enough life without having to listen to you complain. Try smiling, please.”
Pete went back to his post angrier than ever. He took a bowl with soup and some meatloaf and potatoes and placed them on a tray. Then he looked up at his friend. He gasped. Danny was one of his classmates from school.
What was Danny doing at a soup kitchen? He handed Danny his tray and smiled. “Good to see you man,” He smiled and said that Danny was blushing.
Source: Pexels Pete went to Carla and explained the situation quickly.
Pete went to Carla and explained the situation quickly. He took off his apron, picked up a tray, and joined Danny at his table. He was shocked to see that the 15-year old was alone.
He found out that his parents had abandoned him, leaving him a note saying they were moving to Alaska and directing him to take care of himself. He was left $100. Danny wept into his soup. “I can’t pay the rent, Pete, I’m going to be on the streets.”
“No you’re not,” Pete held onto his soup. “I’m going to talk to my dad.”
Pete called his dad who called Child Protection and Social Services. They decided to try to reach Danny’s grandparents and see if they could accept him.
Pete’s dad took Danny in, and he moved into Pete and his family. Pete’s dad gave his child a hug. “I’m proud of you, son,” He smiled. “Despite that window incident.”
Pete smiled. “Listen, dad, if I hadn’t broken that window and you hadn’t punished me, Danny would have been on the streets tonight, instead of upstairs.”
“God works in mysterious ways, Pete,” His father replied. “But don’t you dare misbehave again!”
What lessons can we draw from this story?
- Sometimes our actions can lead to unexpected results. Pete’s prank resulted in a horrible punishment, but it allowed him to help a friend.
- You should be careful about what you do in order to impress other people. Pete destroyed police property in an effort to impress his girlfriends. It was just a lucky turn of events for Pete.
This story is worth sharing with friends. This story might bring joy to their lives and encourage them.