One day, there is a dog named Louisse. She is a little puppy who lives in a Pupstreet and Louisse lives with Couie, Marshy, and Bolly. Actually, Couie is a boy and Marshy and Bolly are both girls.
Louisse went to Marshy's house and she said, "Marshy. Are you there? Because I have to give you an invitation."
After five minutes when Marshy opened the door in her house, Louisse already left and guess what she saw under? She saw an invitation on the floor, and this is how it looks like.
(insert an image of an invitation to Marshy from Louisse)
Marshy said to herself. "Oh Bibah-Lumishaaaa... Yes! I am invited."
Later on in the day, she was waiting for her parents to come home and show them the birthday invitation. In just about a few minutes, the doorbell rang twice and Marshy decided to open it with a smile.
"Mom, Dad, you're home!" She barked happily.
"Oh, Marshy, my dear. How are you, sweetie? Have you finished what I've asked you to do?" Her mom asked.
"Yes. I've washed the dishes, cleaned the toilet, and gave the birds some food outside the backyard," Marshy said, barking enthusiastically.
"Good. Now, will you help me cook dinner before we eat?" Her mom asked smiling.
"Okay, mommy. I will. But first, I need to go poo for a second," Marshy said in panic mode as her tail started wagging back and forth.
"Alright, I'll be waiting in the kitchen. Honey, will you help me with the groceries?" Mrs. Howard asked her hubby.
"Sure, my dear," Mr. Howard barked, nodding in agreement.
About a few minutes later, Marshy was cooking dog food with her mom while her dad is reading the newspaper about dog sports like baseball and hockey.
"Hm. You seem really happy today. Anything new?" Her mom asked curiously.
"Well, my friend Louisse invited me to her birthday party for the next two days," Marshy answered.
"I see. May I see the invitation after dinner?" Her mom queered.
"Sure," Marshy said with a curt nod.
After dinner, she gave her the card and watch her read it carefully. But until then, the phone suddenly rang on the table stand, startling them in surprise.
"Ah! Who's calling?" Marshy's dad questioned in annoyance with a loud bark and approaches the table stand as he grabbed the phone and said. "Hello?"
"Hi, is this Marshy's father? I need to speak to you about her report card from school," the school teacher named Miss Gahara said worriedly.
"I see. What is it?" Mr. Howard asked in puzzlement.
"According to her grades, they do not meet the specific requirements. Most of them needs improvement and only a few of them are good," Miss Gahara stated.
"Wait, I thought my daughter has an excellent marks. They are outstanding," Mr. Howard pointed out in confusion.
"No... She did not. Apparently, your daughter, Marshy, must have edited the report card papers online, just to make sure they are perfect," Miss Gahara said firmly and sighed tiredly as she continued on. "So I suggest that she needs to take extracurricular activities in school like participating in the art program and future events. That way, she will have her marks up permanently without having her suspended. Is that okay with you?"
"Ah, yes. It's no problem at all," Mr. Howard said, clenching his teeth in frustration while looking at his daughter with his eyes narrowed at her.
Marshy and Mrs. Howard, on the other hand, sat in silence.
"Understood?" Miss Gahara asked for clarification.
"Yes," Mr. Howard said. "Okay, thanks for calling, Miss Gahara. Have a great day." Then, he puts the phone down and sighed in disappointment as he looked at Marshy, who swallowed nervously and has her paws folded together.
"What happened?" Mrs. Howard asked blankly.
"Apparently, Marshy's grades aren't going so well. But you know what she did...? She edited her real report card and changed it completely. Her excellent grades are false! Instead, her grade are mostly bad like it needs improvement. The rest is good," Mr. Howard explained in exasperation.
Mrs. Howard glanced at her daughter with a glare, saying. "Marshy... Why did you do that?"
"Well... Well, I just... I just want you to be proud of me and I have nothing else to prove to you that I'm not worthless. I only did it so you wouldn't be mad at me for the grades that I've gotten in school," Marshy said sadly as her tears were beginning to form in her eyes.
"What do you mean, Marshy? You basically fooled us to an extent. Is that what you have done to the rest of your other previous report cards?" Mrs. Howard growled as her nose started to flare in anger.
"But I didn't! I only did this one time. One time only. Mom, Dad, please believe me. I just want to prove to you that I'm not worthless. Please don't be mad at me," Marshy protested sadly.
"We're not mad, sweetie... We are just disappointed in you," Mr. Howard stated.
Mrs. Howard sighed and stood up from the couch and walked upstairs to go and rest.
"Mom, wait!" Marshy called out begging.
"Marshy... Leave your mom alone. She doesn't want to be stressed anymore. She's been working full time almost everyday. So bear with her. Anyway, the good news is that Miss Gahara has informed me that you can still boost your marks up by participating in the arts program and future events. You don't necessarily have to do a lot of homework, just a simple way of helping out the school, alright?" Mr. Howard explained gently.
Marshy nodded in agreement silently. "Okay."
"Good, now with that being said. You are not able to go to your friend Louisse's birthday party if you don't do well in school. However, you still have a lot of time to fix this problem at hand. You can email Miss Gahara about you wanting to volunteer and participate. You'll be fine. Trust me, dear. Sound okay for you or are you still sour about it?" Mr. Howard asked chuckling at the funny sad expression that Marshy has on her face.
"Dad... Don't joke," Marshy said.
"Come on, sweetie. Lighten up. Don't worry, you'll be fine and I'm sure Miss Gahara will appreciate you doing all the hardwork in school. I will pick you up tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 pm. Meet me at the parking lot," Mr. Howard said smiling warmly at his daughter.
"Okay, okay," Marshy noted as she stayed on the couch to finish her homework from school and logs into her dog computer to email her friends in the group chat called Dogchat. She typed in, saying.
"Hey, guys. I have some good news and some bad news. Our school teacher called my parents that my sneaky scheme with changing my grades on the report card. I won't be coming to your birthday, Louisse unless I fix this problem by volunteering in the arts. That is all. Thanks.
Love, Marshy"
After that, Marshy shut the computer down and went up to her room to go and sleep. The next morning, she woke up and then she looked around her room until her eyes landed on the table stand next to her, which shows a note from her mom.
"Dear Marshy, I am sorry that I was mad at you last night, and I know that I have a mistake for what I said. Please don't be mad at me, and I will go allow you to go to Louisse' birthday party. But promise me that from now on, you don't change your report card next time. Even if you failed or passed, it's okay. It's not going to last forever, and plus there is always second chances. You know that God says that 'Chances are always there for you. So keep smiling, my Lovely Daughter.
Love, Mommy"
After that, Marshy smiled. She was so happy that she is being able to go to Louisse' Party, now that her mom made an approval that she can go. Of course, Marshy will always keep her mom's promise.
A few minutes later, Mr. Howard woke up from his bed when Marshy started barking joyfully.
"What is it, Marshy?" He asked in puzzlement.
"My mom and I fixed our problem together," Marshy said smiling.
"Oh, that's great, sweetie. I'm glad you two are okay. Now, let's get ready for breakfast," Mr. Howard said with a smile.
"Okie, dad," Marshy nodded in agreement as they both continue to walk down the stairs and head towards the kitchen where her mom had prepared their meals on the table.
After two days, it was Louisse's birthday. Bolly, Couie, and Marshy said, "Happy Birthday, Louise!" And Louisse said back, "Oh, thank you so much!"
Then Bolly said, "Louisse. How come you just invited the three of us?"
And Louisse answered. "Because I only know you guys, not the others. So Marshy, are you okay now?"
"Yup!" Marshy answered with a bark.
"Good. Now, let's get this party started," Louisse barked gleefully.
After four hours, everyone already left. At least, Louisse got her wish to have fun.
The End. :)