Furry Friends Forever by Saadia Faruqi

Author:Saadia Faruqi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

London is on the phone in my kitchen. I can hear her arguing loudly with her dad. I know it can’t be her mom on the other end because nobody would dare argue with her mom. Mrs. Harrison is very strict. Cool, but strict.

No wonder she and Mama get along.

“But, Dad!” London moans. It’s funny how she loses her know-it-all voice when she’s talking to her parents.

There’s more talking from the other end of the line. I try not to listen. My stomach is a jumble of nerves because even though I don’t want Sir Teddy going anywhere, it seems like there may not be any other option.

Amir has finally stopped sneezing, but only because Mama took him up to his room. Dada Jee, on the other hand, is still here. He’s standing in front of his beloved armchair, arms crossed in front of his chest, eyebrows like thunderclouds. Sir Teddy couldn’t care less. He’s lying in the exact same position on the armchair, only now he’s snoring too.

I wish he’d stop snoring. It looks like he’s teasing Dada Jee. Like he’s saying, This is my chair now. My spot to snooze. Not yours.

Dada Jee gets the message loud and clear. “Imaan!” he growls. “Why is this animal still here?”

I look around desperately and spy a bowl on the floor. Of course! Sir Teddy’s food. I grab a spoon from a kitchen drawer and tap it against the metal. “Sir Teddy!” I call out. “Dinner!”

It works. He opens his eyes, shoots off the armchair, and gallops toward me. The next second, he’s got his head in the bowl, chomping away like he’s starved.

Which he probably is, since we walked so much today.

I give his head a little pat. It’s not his fault I don’t know how to run a pet-sitting business.

Dada Jee groans in relief. Then he circles his armchair, staring at it like he doesn’t know what to do next. “How do I clean this thing?” he mutters. “All the dog hairs. All the fleas.”

I gasp. “Sir Teddy doesn’t have fleas!”

Dada Jee turns his grumpy eyes to me. “How do you know? You’re not a vet.”

“He’s not scratching at all!” I say. “I’m sure Mrs. Jarrett keeps him very clean.”

“Hmph!”

“Ugh, I can’t believe my dad!” London interrupts us, putting the phone down. “I guess I better go find my mom.” Before I can stop her, she’s pulling Sir Teddy away from his dog bowl. Away from me.

“London, stop!” I shout. “He’s eating!”

Sir Teddy barks, but he follows London anyway. I notice that his bowl is almost empty.

Traitor. Did he already forget who just gave him dinner?

“Let me just take him to my mom,” London says as she stomps out of the kitchen. “She’ll be fine with it, I’m telling you. She loves animals. There’s no way she’s going to turn Sir Teddy away.”

I start to panic. Everything London is saying is true. Her mom may be strict, but she loves animals more than anybody else I’ve ever seen. One time, we found an injured bird on the street, and she held it in her arms like it was a tiny baby.

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