The Zebra Wall
“exclaimed Aunt Irene, whirling around with a start as Adine tried to sneak into the kitchen. “Where on earth have you been? I thought you were up in our room. And Deedee—where was she?”
“I went to get Deedee,” Adine said, choosing her words carefully. “She was outside,” she added, dropping Deedee on the wet floor. Adine was drained and drenched and muddy from running throughout the neighborhood and alleyway behind their house, calling frantically for Deedee—and crying. Her pajamas and hair were... dripping, making dirty puddles at her feet. Deedee shook her front paws off—first one then the other, one then the other—until Aunt Irene picked her up and planted noisy kisses all across her face.
When Adine had finally found Deedee, she had been lying by the side of the neighbors’ garage, a snug ball huddled in a small shelter formed by some garbage cans. Adine had never liked holding Deedee, so she snatched her up quickly, hoping she wouldn’t scratch or bite. It had been Adine’s intention to simply get Deedee back into the house and clean herself up without Aunt Irene’s noticing a thing.MoreLess
“I went to get Deedee,” Adine said, choosing her words carefully. “She was outside,” she added, dropping Deedee on the wet floor. Adine was drained and drenched and muddy from running throughout the neighborhood and alleyway behind their house, calling frantically for Deedee—and crying. Her pajamas and hair were... dripping, making dirty puddles at her feet. Deedee shook her front paws off—first one then the other, one then the other—until Aunt Irene picked her up and planted noisy kisses all across her face.
When Adine had finally found Deedee, she had been lying by the side of the neighbors’ garage, a snug ball huddled in a small shelter formed by some garbage cans. Adine had never liked holding Deedee, so she snatched her up quickly, hoping she wouldn’t scratch or bite. It had been Adine’s intention to simply get Deedee back into the house and clean herself up without Aunt Irene’s noticing a thing.MoreLess
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