Hey there, I'm Tyler. I like to think of myself as a pretty normal guy..., you know
skateboarding, sports, video games. But -don't ask me why- for some reason, I
always need to take things up a notch. In fact, I used to be the class clown. I
guess that's why I love a good prank. Pranks are just harmless fun, right?
That's what I always thought, until last summer. This is the story of how it all
went wrong. So like I said, I've always been into pranks. Clingwrap on the
toilet seat, that kind of thing. A lot of people told me, I wasn't funny and needed
to grow up, but I'm pretty sure, they were just mad that they fell for my tricks.
I love being that funny guy. I mean really- what's the point of taking life
seriously? Anyway, there was this mean old man who lived three houses down from
ours. He'd glare at me whenever I walked our
dog past his house, and he got mad whenever people parked their cars
outside of his house. So, I wanted to mess with him a little bit. I told my friends,
Liam and Jake, and they agreed to help me. After brainstorming for a while, we came
up with the perfect plan. We were gonna wait until it was dark, then sneak out and
egg his house. Trust me: it's a classic prank for a reason -it's fun, it's
anonymous, and it's a MASSIVE mess for them to clean up. so Friday night comes
along. Liam and Jake are over, and we're just hanging out, playing video games and
eating pizza. We'd already cracked open a few monster energy drinks, so we're
feeling pretty pumped by the time midnight rolls around- that was the time
we decided to kick our plan into action. My room has a big old window that you can
push all the way open, so it's easy to climb out onto the garage, then jump into
the front garden. We're all wearing beanies and sunglasses, thinking they
are a great disguise. So, one by one we drop out of my window then onto the
ground. I'm last, so picture me dropping all these cartons of eggs we'd brought
down that day to Liam and Jake. They didn't drop a single one! We make our way
to our target. There's a fence around his garden which makes it hard to throw the
eggs over the fence, and hit the house. So-Plan B! Let's climb this tree that
overlooks his garden to get a better shot. We left Jake on the ground to keep
watch, and warn us if anyone was coming. At the house all the curtains are closed.
The old guy must be sleeping. Holding as many eggs as we can,
Liam and I take aim and open fire. It's amazing! The eggs are exploding
against the windows and walls like fireworks! Splat, splat, splat! Some of
Liam's miss and roll into the garden, but mine hit perfectly. We keep on
throwing and are done with our first carton when suddenly, a light turns on
and we hear someone yelling. "He's awake!" I scream at Jake and we're all getting
ready to run for it- but we wanted to throw as many eggs as
we could first, so here I am, leaning forward on this branch to get a better
angle. I can already hear the guy running through the house. And then I hear a dog
barking. My memory after that is pretty blurry. I remember the guy standing at
his door and his dog running out into the garden- A dog??? hadn't even known he
had a dog! He must have mostly kept him indoors or in the back garden or
something. I'm trying to push myself up and make a run for it,
but the branch I'm leaning on snaps and I fall probably six feet into the garden.
That dog must have thought I was a criminal dropping out of the sky, so he
jumps me before I can even move. The dog bites my leg, my arms, and anything else
he can get a hold of. No matter what I try, I can't push him away. Finally, the
old man grabs the dog and I vaguely remember hearing Liam or Jake or maybe
someone else scream. All I remember after that is looking down at my leg and
seeing a lot of blood. And then passing out. When I wake up I'm in the hospital.
My Mom tells me what happened- and she is PISSED. The bite to my leg is crazy deep,
and I lost enough blood that I fainted, not to mention the hit to my head from
falling out of the tree. I needed a blood transfusion because I lost so much blood.
The old man had called an ambulance, and waited with me until it came.
Turns out the dog was a foster dog, and used to be a guard dog which is why he'd
gotten so aggressive, and it was also why the old man had gotten upset when we walked
our dog so close to his house. Now, because he'd attacked a person the dog
had to be put to sleep. I tried to argue about that- he was just trying to protect
his owner and I'd been in the yard!- but Mom said it was just the law and there
was nothing I could do. I was in the hospital for four days and I had a
massive bandage on my leg for weeks. My mom ended up not punishing me because I
was so upset about that poor dog getting put to sleep, plus of course, all the pain
in my leg. She thought that was punishment enough and I agreed. She
wanted me to go back and talk to the old man when I got better. I was scared about
that. I knew he'd be angry at me. But it turned out I didn't even have to go and
apologize to him. He came to see me! I told him I was sorry over and over again,
but he said that he did stupid things like that when he was young too. He was
pretty sad about his dog, fair enough, but he wasn't angry at me. My mom ended up
telling him that when our dogs puppies were due in a month, he could have one of
them for free. At first, he didn't want one but after some convincing
he said he'd actually be happy to have a new dog. The old man's name is Mr.
McKenzie and he took the runt of our dog's litter. She's a little white puppy
and he named her Lucy. I go and visit them once a week or so, and do some
chores around his garden. I figure that's the least I can do. I feel really lucky
that Mr. McKenzie forgave me for the prank I pulled. Fortunately, he seemed to
understand that I hadn't meant any harm So there you have it-
the story of how I almost died from pulling a prank on my neighbor. And he
wasn't nearly as mean as I thought, so now I've decided to try and cool it with
the pranks for a while. Have you ever had a practical joke that went wrong? What
happened? Share your stories in the comments and make sure to LIKE and
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