★A Scream in the Night★

     It is not safe around John’s community. He saw lots of hookers standing near their parking lot and seemed waiting for someone. Moreover, he saw the police arrested a man who ran into one of their neighbor’s house and ransacked for money. The crime swirling around them made them grateful for Marley’s in their house.

     One night, when John let Marley out to pee, and crawled into bed to sleep, he heard a shrill, piercing noise. He was awake, and Marley too. He asked Jenny to call the police and he went outside with Marley. He saw two men ran up on a lawn, and John was followed them. Then the two men turned back and told him to go back to see the girl who was a victim in this crime. He saw a young and pretty girl who was stabbed in her house. The girl named Lisa, and her mother was a night nurse. She was blooding and shivering. She told John the man came into her room and told her not to scream or he would stab her with knife. However, she still screamed and then was stabbed. John comforted her and waited for the ambulance coming with her.

      Couple of days later, he saw Lisa who back from hospital standing near him. She looked brave and recovered. They talked for a long time in John’s house, and played with Marley. John had a good feeling about Lisa. She was strong and tough. He trusted she would move forward.

 ★ Living in a unsafty community, to have a dog is really good. The dog could protect you and help you scared off the stranger away. In this chapter, I had the same feeling with John. I thought Lisa was so brave and strong. She could move forward.

2 comments March 30, 2007

★Welcome to the Indigent Ward★

     Before Jenny’s big day’s, John and Jenny went to the hospital. The hospital provided a comfortable, and luxury birthing suite for women who have babies. However, the nurse told them all the suites are filled. They provided Jenny another birthing suite, but the birthing sutie was not comfortable for Jenny. That’s the only space for them, so they lived there for their first baby coming in. Finally, Jenny and John’s first baby came out, and his name is Patrick.

     After Patrick came back to their home, Marley was settled down another room. He was curious of the new room and new stranger. At first, John and Jenny was afraid of Marley treating Patrick as his pray and hurting him, but after their observation, they could feel Marley was no mean harm and they could be best partner to each other.

     After a couple of days, John and Jenny decided to have six months go get pregnant and 9 more months to deliver. 2 years between new baby and Patrick was good.

★I trust Marley was no mean to harm Patrick, and he was just curious of the new baby’s coming. They could be friends.

Add a comment March 24, 2007

★The Things He Ate★

     The last miscarriage gave John and Jenny a lesson, so this time they just keep this big secret since D-day. They hide all the chemical stuffs. During Jenny’s pregnancy days, John still trained Marley. And Marley started know some commands, but he was still naughty. Every time they back home and Marley ran to the door to greet them that represented Marley was be good at home all day. If Marley was hide, it represented some bad things he done.

     One day, John bought Jenny an 18-K gold necklace for her birthday. A few hours later, Jenny found out her necklace was gone. They stared at Marley and Marley just began evasive action. Then they found out the necklace was hanging out of his mouth. They tried to coax him to put the necklace out, but Marley ate it at the end. Then John let Marley eat laxative and examined his deposit everyday. Until the 5th day, he finally got the necklace in his poop.

★I just can’t believe it needed to take 5 days to get the necklace.

Add a comment March 8, 2007

★The Luck of the Irish★

     One day Jenny was back with two tickets to Ireland. They decided to go there for three weeks. Before their leaving for Ireland, they should dole out their duty-Marley. They asked John’s coworker Kathy to do them a favor. Kathy grew up in the rural Midwest, loved animal and had patient. They thought she was the perfect one to take care of Marley. And Kathy said yes to help them.

     John wrote a list of instructions that includes feeding, vitamins, water, fleas and ticks, ears, walks, basic commands, thunderstorms, poop patrol and off-limits to Kathy. Jenny was angry John made the list, and told him if Kathy saw the instruction and their trip would over. Finally, the list of instruction was canceled. 

     They had a great time in Ireland; they wandered along the coast, stopping to stroll or hop or hike or quaff Guinness or gaze out at the ocean and made love at night. During their trip, Jenny could not stop fretting about Marley and called home to ask Kathy how Marley was. 

     When they were back, Marley ran to the door to greet them. They saw Kathy standing near the doorway and looked tired. They gave her the gift and let her go. “Poor Kathy” they imaged the days of Kathy and Marley living together. 

     Sever days later Jenny called John at the office. She told him “Luck of the Irish!”

★ When you have a pet, you should worry about him/ her before you wanna have a trip. John and Jenny had a great trip this time. However, after this time, perhaps it is hard to find a person to take care of Marley. And in the end of chapter, it seemd they had a baby again. I was happy to read about it. 

2 comments March 7, 2007