I hereby disclaim! This is a little different than the other chapters and, yes, I realize it's short.
Nigel lay sleeping in a large bed. There were birds singing outside the window and his door was slightly ajar.
Gradually a sound filtered into the room. Clickclick, clickclick, clickclick, clickclick. His forehead furrowed up a bit, but he stayed sleeping.
A black nose pushed the door open. Clickclick, clickclick, click...
Whump!
Nigel sat up quickly and cracked his head on the headboard, "Ouch!" he said as he tried to fend off the eager, slobbery tongue.
A hand reached around the edge of the doorway and knocked, "You decent?"
"Yes!"
Gwen walked in, "Ginger, come!" she patted her chest with one hand, "Come here, girl!"
The big, yellow dog bounded off the bed and landed in front of her, tail wagging wildly.
"Come here, girl!" she patted her chest again and the dog reared up, putting her front paws on the arm Gwen held up," That's a good girl," Gwen cooed as she scratched the dog's neck.
Nigel sat in bed with a confused look on his face, "What?"
Gwen let the dog place her two front paws back on the floor, "You should have kept your door shut like I told you to."
Ginger trotted out of the room and Sidney could be heard greeting her. Sidney walked into the room with the dog at her heels, "Are you alright, Nigel?"
Nigel nodded, "The dog, Ginger, just surprised me."
Gwen grinned and ruffled the dog's ears, "She loves jumping up on beds, especially if there's someone in the bed to play with. Come on, girl," Gwen led the dog out of the room.
"You better get dressed, Nigel. Nice PJs, though," Sidney shut the door behind her.
Nigel looked down at his blue and white, checkered pajamas. Then he quickly swung his legs out of bed and went to the dresser where his suitcase lay open. He rubbed the back of his head as he got his clothes out.
Nigel lay sleeping in a large bed. There were birds singing outside the window and his door was slightly ajar.
Gradually a sound filtered into the room. Clickclick, clickclick, clickclick, clickclick. His forehead furrowed up a bit, but he stayed sleeping.
A black nose pushed the door open. Clickclick, clickclick, click...
Whump!
Nigel sat up quickly and cracked his head on the headboard, "Ouch!" he said as he tried to fend off the eager, slobbery tongue.
A hand reached around the edge of the doorway and knocked, "You decent?"
"Yes!"
Gwen walked in, "Ginger, come!" she patted her chest with one hand, "Come here, girl!"
The big, yellow dog bounded off the bed and landed in front of her, tail wagging wildly.
"Come here, girl!" she patted her chest again and the dog reared up, putting her front paws on the arm Gwen held up," That's a good girl," Gwen cooed as she scratched the dog's neck.
Nigel sat in bed with a confused look on his face, "What?"
Gwen let the dog place her two front paws back on the floor, "You should have kept your door shut like I told you to."
Ginger trotted out of the room and Sidney could be heard greeting her. Sidney walked into the room with the dog at her heels, "Are you alright, Nigel?"
Nigel nodded, "The dog, Ginger, just surprised me."
Gwen grinned and ruffled the dog's ears, "She loves jumping up on beds, especially if there's someone in the bed to play with. Come on, girl," Gwen led the dog out of the room.
"You better get dressed, Nigel. Nice PJs, though," Sidney shut the door behind her.
Nigel looked down at his blue and white, checkered pajamas. Then he quickly swung his legs out of bed and went to the dresser where his suitcase lay open. He rubbed the back of his head as he got his clothes out.