Chapter 4: Lurking In The Bushes
"No kidding?" went John.
"I'm not lying." I said with a serious look.
I had just explained to John about my dream, my chilly problem, and how Mrs. Sanya wanted to talk with me.
It was lunchtime, the perfect place to talk in secrecy. The chaotic environment kept anyone and everyone from hearing something you had to say, unless you wished for them to hear it.
John bit into his sandwich. "I dunno, Xaiver. I know as much as Mrs. S."
"And that is...?" I questioned.
"Nil!" He exclaimed in a matter-of-fact way.
"RING! RING!"
"There's the bell..." John said. "We should get to science class."
The rest of the day was annoying. My classmates were seeing me shiver and asking me, 'Need a blanket?' or 'Should I turn up the heat?'
After school, we went towards Flie Avenue, where John's house was located. It was another of the usual days outside: cold, cloudy, and just plain depressing. But it was Friday! No kid, big or small, would be depressed right before the weekend!
"Wait just a minute!" John suddenly exclaimed as we turned the corner. "Remember what would happen today?"
"Ummmm...no." I said with a shiver that felt a lot stronger than before.
"We arranged a sleep over today! You and your parents invited me over, and I have my gear in my backpack."
"Oh, yeah!" Now I remembered. Then a problem dawned on me. "Darn....now we'll have to walk a lot farther...."
"Maybe...not." John said strangely, looking past me. I turned. He was staring at a small path that went through a grove of trees. "That should bring us straight to your house."
John had some great ideas, sometimes. "Good plan. Let's go!" We started on the trail.
After walking 5 minutes, John said, "We should be almost there....."
"Snap! Crash!" a sound came from the foliage!
"Huh?! What's that?!" John stopped. I did the same.
Something was coming out of the bushes near us. My heart stopped.
"AAHHHH!" John screamed as he backed away.
Out came a little puppy. It cocked its head and whined anxiously at us. "Wuhnnnn?"
"Look what scared us, John!" I said, half laughing.
"Heh....Heh....Ha!" John burst. "HAHAHAHAHA!"
I went over to the dog. It was a cute little rascal, a golden retriever pup. It had no collar. When I crouched down, it immediately ran to me and licked my hand.
John came over. "I think it's a stray." I inquired.
"Hey, why don't you keep it? It looks neglected and we should help it out." he suggested.
"Mom doesn't like dogs...." I said sadly.
"We could let it hide out in your room for tonight. Then we could figure out something."
"That would work." I stood up with the dog in my arms, looking content.
"Alright! Now let's go to your house-it's getting dark."
After unzipping my backpack halfway and putting the puppy in it, we continued along the trail. It did provide a good shortcut, after all, as we saw my house immediately after leaving the grove.
"No kidding?" went John.
"I'm not lying." I said with a serious look.
I had just explained to John about my dream, my chilly problem, and how Mrs. Sanya wanted to talk with me.
It was lunchtime, the perfect place to talk in secrecy. The chaotic environment kept anyone and everyone from hearing something you had to say, unless you wished for them to hear it.
John bit into his sandwich. "I dunno, Xaiver. I know as much as Mrs. S."
"And that is...?" I questioned.
"Nil!" He exclaimed in a matter-of-fact way.
"RING! RING!"
"There's the bell..." John said. "We should get to science class."
The rest of the day was annoying. My classmates were seeing me shiver and asking me, 'Need a blanket?' or 'Should I turn up the heat?'
After school, we went towards Flie Avenue, where John's house was located. It was another of the usual days outside: cold, cloudy, and just plain depressing. But it was Friday! No kid, big or small, would be depressed right before the weekend!
"Wait just a minute!" John suddenly exclaimed as we turned the corner. "Remember what would happen today?"
"Ummmm...no." I said with a shiver that felt a lot stronger than before.
"We arranged a sleep over today! You and your parents invited me over, and I have my gear in my backpack."
"Oh, yeah!" Now I remembered. Then a problem dawned on me. "Darn....now we'll have to walk a lot farther...."
"Maybe...not." John said strangely, looking past me. I turned. He was staring at a small path that went through a grove of trees. "That should bring us straight to your house."
John had some great ideas, sometimes. "Good plan. Let's go!" We started on the trail.
After walking 5 minutes, John said, "We should be almost there....."
"Snap! Crash!" a sound came from the foliage!
"Huh?! What's that?!" John stopped. I did the same.
Something was coming out of the bushes near us. My heart stopped.
"AAHHHH!" John screamed as he backed away.
Out came a little puppy. It cocked its head and whined anxiously at us. "Wuhnnnn?"
"Look what scared us, John!" I said, half laughing.
"Heh....Heh....Ha!" John burst. "HAHAHAHAHA!"
I went over to the dog. It was a cute little rascal, a golden retriever pup. It had no collar. When I crouched down, it immediately ran to me and licked my hand.
John came over. "I think it's a stray." I inquired.
"Hey, why don't you keep it? It looks neglected and we should help it out." he suggested.
"Mom doesn't like dogs...." I said sadly.
"We could let it hide out in your room for tonight. Then we could figure out something."
"That would work." I stood up with the dog in my arms, looking content.
"Alright! Now let's go to your house-it's getting dark."
After unzipping my backpack halfway and putting the puppy in it, we continued along the trail. It did provide a good shortcut, after all, as we saw my house immediately after leaving the grove.