Neighbour
Robert E. Lee said that, “what a
cruel thing war is...to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our
neighbours”. It has been almost two years since our family last communicate
with Lee’s family who live right beside our house. We as neighbours do feel
really bad for what had happened between us because we supposedly loving,
caring, and taking care of each other. Unfortunately, one incident took the
love away from us when we were being tested at the point where we thought that
it was a crucial state of time which was during my sister’s wedding.
On December 2012, a week before my
eldest sister’s wedding, we informed all the neighbours about the reception’s
date. The next thing we know, Mr and Mrs Lee went all ballistic and went to our
house to confront. They said, “how come you and I have the same date for our
children’s wedding? You know that we are a very busy business people right?
Thus, you do not make our job at making Jeremy’s grand wedding a lot easier!” Those
conversations went on and on. But, the saddest part was neither Mr Lee’s family
or my family want to change the date because it was way too late for that.
Hence, this is where our relationship started to drift apart. But, when two
years passed by, this particular incident had finally broke the ice between us.
It happened on a very ordinary day.
I was studying at that time, but windy and breezy weather really did not do any
favour for me to focus. “Hel...” I heard and thinking what kind of voice and
words were muttered by that person. Then, again I heard. But, this time in much
clearer voice, “HELP!” Immediately after that, I started to imagine all kind of
bad things which can happen right now and sweats started to gather all over my forehead and neck. Then
what I saw next, shocked me to the bones. There is a guy wearing all-black
get-up is hitting Mr Lee’s wife in the head and blood was coming and bursting
out from her injured head. Next to him, I guess he was a ‘him’ because his
physique is quite big and all muscle up. He was collecting all Mr Lee’s
belongings. What I did next really came from my conscious and it did surprises
me until today. What I did was, I immediately took the stairs which located
near my family’s apple tree, watching those two tugs and slowly climbing the
stairs. I wait for the right moment to make my moves.
After that, right when one of the
intruders ran out from Mr Lee’s house, I then quickly jump from the high wall
which separates our house from Mr Lee’s. When I jump, my right feet hit the
target that I wanted, which was the back of that guy head. That thief collapse
right in front of my eyes, and not only that, amazingly, I think due to my
weight above him and a strong knock to his head that I think made him passed
out. Then, I heard a siren, a very loud and familiar siren coming from the west
side. I was so glad the moment I hear it because I know I do not have to tie
this tug on a tree so that he cannot run away after he gains consciousness.
Finally, two policemen arrived and
they dragged the unconscious thief at the back of their car to be arrested.
After that, I saw the other five of my neighbours dragging the other intruder
to the policemen. They said to me that they also heard a loud scream coming
from Mr and Mrs Lee’s house and they quickly took action running after the
escape intruder before he got away. Roughly, after thirty minutes later, I saw
Mr Lee coming out of nowhere, crying, hugging, and thanking me from catching
the thief. The policemen said to Mr Lee, if it was not from my brave moves,
half of his belongings and Mrs Lee might be gone. It may sound harsh, but it is
the truth. Then, my father arrived from work and Mr Lee explained everything to
him. To my surprise, they both started crying and apologising each other. For
me, even though this incident seems awful, but it did bring the best in it,
this is what they say with ‘blessing in disguise’. We neighbours reunited back
and we could not be any happier than we are today.
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