Chapter Eight
Seti's Fortune
A few nights after the O'Connells fully admitted Seti into their family, the puppies came.
Alex and Evelyn had built Seti's "whelping bed" together, with the help of Rick, and stationed it in the parlor. Seti slept in her bed every night, despite Alex's protests that she should sleep in his room.
The night the puppies came was just like any other night; Alex, Rick and Evelyn were already sound asleep.
A little past midnight Alex was awakened from his sleep by tiny whimpering sounds; he opened his eyes slowly, confused at the strange sounds at the late hour. Without thinking, Alex headed straight to the parlor to see if Seti was the one making in the noises. He switched the light on and became wide-eyed at what he saw. Nestled at Seti's side, nursing, were seven tiny puppies; their fur had already been licked clean and was dry. They were already around an hour old; the puppies whined and nursed, unaware that Alex was there. Seti, however, knew Alex was there; she looked up at him, panting and wagging her tail.
Alex rushed out of the parlor and ran straight to his parents' room. "Mum! Dad! Come quick! Seti had her puppies!" Alex cried and flung himself into his parent's room.
Evelyn and Rick were startled to be awakened; Rick switched on the light. "Alex what's wrong?" Rick asked. Evelyn blinked in the lamplight and looked at her son.
"Seti had her puppies!" Alex repeated, louder this time. Rick and Evelyn stumbled out of bed, wearing their bedclothes as was their son, and followed him into the parlor. There, just as Alex had left her was Seti and her seven tiny puppies.
All the O'Connells fell in love with the puppies as they stood watching them whimper and crawl around but Rick knew that when they were older that they would have to be given away. He didn't know, however, if his wife and son knew that.
Seti's Fortune
A few nights after the O'Connells fully admitted Seti into their family, the puppies came.
Alex and Evelyn had built Seti's "whelping bed" together, with the help of Rick, and stationed it in the parlor. Seti slept in her bed every night, despite Alex's protests that she should sleep in his room.
The night the puppies came was just like any other night; Alex, Rick and Evelyn were already sound asleep.
A little past midnight Alex was awakened from his sleep by tiny whimpering sounds; he opened his eyes slowly, confused at the strange sounds at the late hour. Without thinking, Alex headed straight to the parlor to see if Seti was the one making in the noises. He switched the light on and became wide-eyed at what he saw. Nestled at Seti's side, nursing, were seven tiny puppies; their fur had already been licked clean and was dry. They were already around an hour old; the puppies whined and nursed, unaware that Alex was there. Seti, however, knew Alex was there; she looked up at him, panting and wagging her tail.
Alex rushed out of the parlor and ran straight to his parents' room. "Mum! Dad! Come quick! Seti had her puppies!" Alex cried and flung himself into his parent's room.
Evelyn and Rick were startled to be awakened; Rick switched on the light. "Alex what's wrong?" Rick asked. Evelyn blinked in the lamplight and looked at her son.
"Seti had her puppies!" Alex repeated, louder this time. Rick and Evelyn stumbled out of bed, wearing their bedclothes as was their son, and followed him into the parlor. There, just as Alex had left her was Seti and her seven tiny puppies.
All the O'Connells fell in love with the puppies as they stood watching them whimper and crawl around but Rick knew that when they were older that they would have to be given away. He didn't know, however, if his wife and son knew that.