Max's Story: A Puppy Tale by Cameron W. Bruce
Author:Cameron, W. Bruce [Cameron, W. Bruce]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult, Childrens, Contemporary, Retail
ISBN: 9780765395030
Google: POsyDwAAQBAJ
Goodreads: 37535440
Publisher: Starscape
Published: 2018-07-03T07:00:00+00:00
10
The next morning Jillian and CJ both left again. I immediately went to the kitchen and pawed at the food cupboard, but this time there was a new plastic contraption on the handle and the door didnât open no matter what I did.
Sneakers didnât come to help, either. She had settled in along the back of the couch for a snooze, so I couldnât even curl up next to her and feel her warmth.
Restlessly, I wandered around the apartment. There was a closet near the front door, where Jillian kept her shoes and a few umbrellas. Sheâd opened it that morning long enough to grab her purse, and it hadnât shut all the way before she left.
I nosed it open. There was stuff inside that I hadnât smelled before, and this seemed as good a time as any.
I investigated Jillianâs boots and shoes thoroughly. Then I looked up.
Jillianâs coat was hanging from a hook. I stood on my back legs to smell it properly. It smelled like the streetâof car exhaust and dirt and grime and food and people, lots and lots of people, all in a hurry, all with somewhere to go. I loved that smell. I wished I were out in the street right now, with CJ, instead of stuck in here with a cat who just wanted to sleep the day away.
I took the hem of the coat in my mouth. I gave it an experimental tug.
It must not have been on the hook very securely, because it came down on my head with a flop that startled me. I remembered how to get out from under something like that, however, and backed away until I was free.
The coat had a wonderful collar made of soft gray fur. It smelled interestingâbetter than interesting. Fascinating. It was an animal type of smell, an animal that I hadnât ever met. But something deep inside me recognized it. It was something that I needed to chase and catch.
I gripped the fur as tightly as I could with my teeth. I shook my head a little, wrestling with it. It felt good. I braced my feet and began to drag the coat with me across the floor.
The door banged open.
âMax, no!â CJ wailed. I dropped the coat and ran to her, wagging. She was back! Sheâd hardly been gone any time at all, and now she was back!
Sneakers perked up and leaped off the couch, making a beeline for the door, but CJ kicked it shut before the cat could get there and dropped to her knees to snatch the coat away from me.
I thought that was unfair. I wasnât done playing with it! Still, I didnât intend to complain, not now that my girl was here. She stuffed the coat back in the closet, shut the door securely, grabbed both me and my leash, and hustled me out the door, pushing Sneakers back inside with her foot as we made it out into the hallway.
That should let Sneakers know who was the more important pet, I thought in triumph.
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