Escape from Home (Chapter 1)

Thomas woke up very early in the morning.  He got out of his bed and dragged his red and green stripy duvet down the stairs and into the lounge.  No one else was up yet, and he should not have been up either, but he wanted to watch cartoons on the television.  His favourite one started at 5am.

Thomas started watching, making sure no lights were on and the door was shut.  But then, all of a sudden, BANG!!  The television exploded!  Mum and Dad jumped out of bed and came running down the stairs.  They discovered the television smoking like a burning tower block and their son, Thomas, hidden under his duvet.  Dad pulled the duvet off Thomas and shouted, ‘Thomas!  What have you done?’  Thomas was scared, he looked at his Dad, then his Mum, and he burst into tears. 

‘You silly boy!’ shouted his father. 

‘Come on dear, I’m sure it was an accident’ said mother.  ‘Thomas, what were you doing down here?’

‘I… I…’ but Thomas could not get his words out as he was still choked up. 

‘That’s it, no more television for this family and no more toys for you for the rest of this week,’ said his father.

‘But…’

‘No ‘buts’ Thomas, now go to your room!’

Thomas ran upstairs, so upset.  It was not his fault.  He decided he did not want to stay in this house anymore.  ‘Nobody really wants me here – I’m going to run away’ he decided.   So Thomas gathered some belongings in his rucksack, he set it on his back, and then he crept out of his window and ran down the road.  

[Chapter 2]