Alfie All Alone (2012)
“Evie seemed to be back to her old self. She cuddled him loads, and she kept saying she was sorry for thinking he’d hurt Sam, and telling him what a clever dog he was for catching the fly. Just every so often, Alfie would remember how upset and angry everyone had been, and shudder, and then Evie would hug him all over again.
Only one thing spoilt it. Alfie kept catching worried looks between Evie’s mum and dad – worried looks directed at him. Maybe they thought he might still be frightened, he wondered. He tried to be extra bouncy and friendly, with lots of jumping up to lick them, but it didn’t seem to work. If anything, they looked more worried, although they always patted him and smiled.
Evie gave him a huge tea and Alfie was so full afterwards that he went to sleep on her lap while she was trying to finish off her homework at the kitchen table. He didn’t notice Evie’s parents come to sit with her, or see the anxious looks on their faces.
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