Chapter Five
The Return of Seti
The next day Rick and Jonathan went down to the city to pick up a few things, leaving Evelyn and Alex home by themselves. Evelyn and Alex got to work on cleaning up the sitting room; the mud was caked on the carpet and on the couch since it had set all night. Alex was still sad over the lost dog. "Cheer up Alex, you'll get a dog. It just won't be Seti." Evelyn muttered.
Alex didn't say anything, he just continued cleaning the carpet along side his mother.
Once they had cleaned the sitting room -as good as it would clean- Alex and Evelyn sat on the couch in silence. Today was a nice day, unlike yesterday, the sun shown through the windows and bathed the now clean carpet. "We could go outside and enjoy the nice weather if you'd like." Evelyn suggested.
Alex shrugged and half-heartedly nodded. "Okay then, let's go." Evelyn said. The two stood up and put their "outside shoes" on. They headed outside to the back of the house to play catch with Alex's soccer ball.
Alex only played with half his attention on the ball. Their game stopped when they heard a rustle in the woods behind them. Evelyn and Alex turned to face the woods; a golden, furry head emerged from the bushes. "Seti!" Alex cried happily.
Seti barked and bounded out of the bushes and headed over to Alex and Evelyn. Alex hugged Seti; Seti rolled around on the ground and wagged his tail.
Alex looked up at his mother, who was also petting the large dog's soft fur. "Seti came back Mum! Now Dad will have to let her stay." Alex said. Seti licked Alex's hand.
Evelyn nodded. "Yes but will your father see it that way?" Evelyn said, more to herself then to Alex.
For over an hour Evelyn watched her son play with the dog, rethinking convincing Rick to keep Seti.
The Return of Seti
The next day Rick and Jonathan went down to the city to pick up a few things, leaving Evelyn and Alex home by themselves. Evelyn and Alex got to work on cleaning up the sitting room; the mud was caked on the carpet and on the couch since it had set all night. Alex was still sad over the lost dog. "Cheer up Alex, you'll get a dog. It just won't be Seti." Evelyn muttered.
Alex didn't say anything, he just continued cleaning the carpet along side his mother.
Once they had cleaned the sitting room -as good as it would clean- Alex and Evelyn sat on the couch in silence. Today was a nice day, unlike yesterday, the sun shown through the windows and bathed the now clean carpet. "We could go outside and enjoy the nice weather if you'd like." Evelyn suggested.
Alex shrugged and half-heartedly nodded. "Okay then, let's go." Evelyn said. The two stood up and put their "outside shoes" on. They headed outside to the back of the house to play catch with Alex's soccer ball.
Alex only played with half his attention on the ball. Their game stopped when they heard a rustle in the woods behind them. Evelyn and Alex turned to face the woods; a golden, furry head emerged from the bushes. "Seti!" Alex cried happily.
Seti barked and bounded out of the bushes and headed over to Alex and Evelyn. Alex hugged Seti; Seti rolled around on the ground and wagged his tail.
Alex looked up at his mother, who was also petting the large dog's soft fur. "Seti came back Mum! Now Dad will have to let her stay." Alex said. Seti licked Alex's hand.
Evelyn nodded. "Yes but will your father see it that way?" Evelyn said, more to herself then to Alex.
For over an hour Evelyn watched her son play with the dog, rethinking convincing Rick to keep Seti.