"Liana Anna Christensen!! Get up right now or you're walking to school!!" This is what I woke up to every morning: my mom screaming her head off at me to get my butt out of bed.  I mean, honestly, what high school student can easily get out of bed on a Monday morning? 

I groaned inwardly and threw my covers off myself.  I got out of bed and rolled up the shades.  I staggered into the bathroom and woke myself up with a cold shower, threw on whatever clothes I saw laying around and went down the stairs into the kitchen. 

After a quick breakfast of cereal (how original) I packed my book bag, said my farewells to my family, and began walking to my bus stop about 2 blocks away.  My life was boring and not unusual until then.  Then that damned dog changed everything.

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            You see, there's this really mean dog that lives on the corner of my street.  I have to walk past this house everyday on the way to my school bus.  This dog must have been born in hell because he's the worst, nastiest dog I have ever had the misfortune to meet.  He's a huge Rotty mix, probably weighs more than me, and has mauled 3 mailmen in a row. 

Usually this dog is chained to a tree in his, ahem, unfenced yard, but this was the day of all days!  This dog's, or I should say demon's, owner opened the door to get the newspaper about the same time I was walking past.  The split second that the door was open, guess what comes barreling out…..demon dog.  He went after his nearest prey, me. 

I saw this cannonball of muscle flying towards me and I did something that any other human being in my position would do….head for the hills.  Luckily for me, I thought, there are woods nearby so I'll lose this dog in there or climb up a tree.  Who cares if a crazy old man, who shoots his chickens if they don't lay him scrambled eggs, owns those woods?  So there I was running for my life being chased by demon dog, with the dog's owner shouting after us, "Stay, Bruiser, stay!  Bad dog!" 

So I ran and ran, as soon as I thought my heart was going to burst on me, I saw the woods and forced my legs to run just a little further.  I passed the first line of trees, second, third, and I looked behind myself to see if I'm still being chased.  Bad idea. A second later, my feet flew out from under my and I fell on my face.  Darkness….