Alistair dropped his forehead on his desk with a groan. There was no way he was going to pass this biology test, even with all the extra tutoring Ms. Wynne had so generously given him outside of class. He turned his head to the side and watched the evening sky mournfully as bright shades of pink and orange began to stain the clouds. He had wasted his entire afternoon trying to study and all he had accomplished was understanding even less than he had before.
Well, maybe he had not really spent that much time studying. It was more like he had sat at his desk and stared at all his papers blankly, not knowing where to begin. Either way, the sun would be setting soon and there was a restlessness building up deep down in his stomach that was making it unbearable to keep sitting there.
A loud bark startled him out of his internal conflict. He grinned as he pushed out his chair, just in time for his dog to place its front paws on his lap, whining for attention.
Alistair patted the dog's head, grateful for the distraction. "Hey Barkspawn! Sorry buddy, I know I haven't been paying attention to you." He briefly tried to remember where he had gotten the name "Barkspawn" from anyway, but he lost his train of thought; the dog barked and licked his fingers before hopping down and trotting to the door, looking back at him expectantly.
He found himself stifling a laugh. "Fine, fine, I'll come play with you." He had no intentions to study any more that night anyway. Maybe he would refresh his memory in the morning. He grabbed his dog's ball and walked to the door.
Somewhere, deep down, he knew he was never going to get around to studying for the biology test.