The Draw Bridge Short Story

The Draw Bridge Help dad! Help dad! The echo fills the air. Little Jimmy holding onto the icy bars for his dear life. While the boat steams closer and closer. Tim Founder has the decisions of is life to make. Kill hundreds of innocent people on the ship heading toward the bridge or save his helpless son hanging onto the icy ledge about to fall into the river a couple 100 feet down. The day before Christmas it was and Tim Founder was working his usually job on the draw bridge right outside of New York City, New York. It was a snowy day and very cold. Tim was letting ships through all day. Later during the shift no ship had passed in a couple hours and Tim was tired. He laid back in his chair and dozed off. Tim was sleeping in the little …show more content…
Tim could never let that happen again. He would feel so much guilt if he would have never woke up and the ship crashed into the bridge. Tim decided that he would call his son Little Jim, as his family called him, and asked for some coffee and some company to keep him awake for the rest of his shift. His shift ended at 10:00 P.M. And it was only 6:30 P.M. Tim calls up his son and tells him what had just happen at the bridge. His son is in awe on what his father told him. He gladly tell his father he will come up with some coffee and stay until is shift ends. His father hangs up the phone and waits for his son in the box …show more content…
And a ship calls in. Tim answers the call and tells the ship he will raised the bridge and to come through. As a father Tim wanted Jim to raised the bridge. He shows his son what he has to do. It was very simple. All Jim had to do is push the button in for ten second as the bridge raised it self. So, as instructed, Jim held the button in for ten second and watch as the ship passed through. When the ship cleared the bridge it was time to lower the bridge and all Jim had to do it hit another button and the bridge reset itself. Tim was proud of his son. It was 9:30 P.M. And another ship was moving toward the bridge. The call comes in and Tim answers saying he will raise the bridge. Tim begins to raise the bridge not realizing his son is not there. Little did he know his son was under the bridge on the rails exploring. As the bridge begins to move upwards Little Jimmy was sliding along the slippery guard rails. He begins yelling to stop but Tim doesn’t hear him and continues raising the bridge. Ten seconds later when the bridge is fully raised Jim is holding onto a bar for his life. He begins screaming help multiply times.
“Dad help”, Jim