Chapter 2
The blue box
After the bath the family went outside to the garden for some fresh air. Annette, Colette, Daniele and Scamp sat on the porch as Lady and Tramp lied down on the grass. Sasha and Scruffy ran around the grass chasing a ball that Scamp played with when he was a puppy. Angle was sat by the doghouse to make sure the hole in the fence was in her sight in case Sasha got any ideas. A groaning of engines began as something went past the house. Scamp went round the front of the house to see what went past as it did not sound too fast but there was nothing there. As he went back the man in the bow tie went past again this time looking at some kind of metallic tube. Scamp went to the fence and looked up at the man. The man was grumbling something about "wrong readings" and "should have known better" and without looking up he crossed the road and went to a blue box on the other side of the road. Scamp was confused; the box was not there yesterday or the day before that and so on. He went to Angle and took her to the fence but the box was gone.
"Your just hallucinating Scamp come on lets go inside." Angle said to Scamp as she went to the pet flap. Scamp went after her and went inside. The rest of the family were already in the living room with Jim Dear and Darling. Scamp went to his father and asked "Dad?"
"Yes Scamp?" Tramp replied as his son sat beside him and looked at him.
"Did you ever see a blue box when you were a str-ah when you were not a house dog?" Scamp asked, he had almost said street dog but that term gave him nightmares after his experience of the streets.
"No Scamp I did not see a blue box on the streets, why do you ask?"
"Oh it was just that earlier today I saw a blue box at the end of the road in front of the house but when Angle looked it was gone." Scamp looked at the fire lost in thought when he said that and was thinking about what Angle had said, maybe he was hallucinating, and did not notice Scruffy walking over to him.
"Dad dad DAD!" Scruffy shouted to get his father's attention.
"Huh what oh hey Scruffy how are you?" Scamp said after snapping out of his trance and turned to his son.
"Yea I'm fine; anyway you might be pleased to know that dinner is ready." Scruffy replied and went to the kitchen. Scamp followed to the kitchen and went to his food bowl and began to eat with everybody else. After dinner it was Sasha and Scruffy's bed time so everyone except Angle and Scamp left the kitchen to let Sasha and Scruffy go to sleep. Angle and Scamp sang Sasha a lullaby which went like this:
Scamp: Always There
To warm you in the winter
Always there
With shelter from the rain
Always there
To catch you when you're falling
Always there to stand you up again
Family...
Angle: By your side
In seconds if you ask it
Arms out wide
To welcome you to stay
Near enough
To listen to your heart song
Always there to help you on your way
Family
Scamp: Family
Both: Family
Scamp: What is a family?
Caring and devoted hearts
Angle: With endless love to share
Both: Love that follow you everywhere
Scamp: Always there
To welcome you in winter
Angle: What is a family?
Scamp: Arms out wide
To welcome you to stay
Right by your side
Angle: Near enough
Both: To listen to you heart song
Scamp: Always there to help you on your way
Family
Angle: Always there
Scamp: Family
Angle: Family
Both: Family