The One and Only Pug: The Adventures of Zelda, #5 by Kristen Otte

Author:Kristen Otte
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kristen Otte

7

The Tall Bowls

The light peeks in through the window. Morning is here. I rush down the stairs and peer out the window. The gray is gone! I stand and scratch the back door. Hannah lets me outside into the bright morning light.

When I step outside, I inhale the damp, warm air. My paws sink with each step on the mushy ground. I am tempted to gallop through the yard, but the thought of another bath stops me from sprinting.

A few minutes later, Peach joins me outside. She high-steps through the wet and muddy ground, trying to avoid staining her white paws. She isn’t outside for long. I follow her back into the house.

The family is away for the majority of the day, so Peach and I nap while we await their return. Between naps, I decide today is the day that I take my family for a walk. I haven’t gone on a walk since the cone.

When they come home, the bright light is fading. I sit by the front door, eager for a walk before the darkness invades. My family ignores me, so I paw at the door and let out a slight whimper.

“Okay, okay. I hear you,” Nate says. He jogs up the stairs and returns a few minutes later.

“I’m taking the dogs for a walk,” he calls out. “Be back soon.”

Hannah nods. Lucy lies, with her eyes closed, snuggled next to Hannah. Ben is out of sight. Nate jingles the leashes, so Peach struts to the front door. He dresses us for our walk, and we scurry out the door.

Nate leads us on our normal loop through the neighborhood. Peach and I stop at the normal spots, like the light post, a few trees, and mailboxes. When we round the corner to make the final turn toward our home, the bright light in the sky is close to the ground. I freeze and stare at the colors surrounding the bright ball. I’m so engrossed in the sight that I don’t hear Nate’s words.

“Zelda, let’s go. Zelda,” he says. I snap out of the trance and shake my head three times. The head shake causes me to sneeze twice. I take a step forward, but all I see are black spots. Oh no. What now?

“Zelda, walk!” I jerk forward. I need to walk with Nate. I take a few steps and focus on the walking. In between the black spots, I see the sidewalk. While I try to walk straight, I blink a pug million times. The black spots disappear one by one, and I regain my vision. I breathe a sigh of relief and vow never to stare at the bright ball again.

When our house is within sight, I dash to the front door. Lucy is sitting upright next to Hannah. Ben is on the couch. I take a spot next to Lucy on the couch. Peach runs in the house and grabs a ball. Ben slides onto the floor and grabs a bunch of tennis balls. He launches them one at a time, and Peach chases after each one.

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