I woke up groggily, but became suddenly alert when I heard my brother crying from the room across the hall. I raced outside, pushing my hair out of my face.
"Wha-what's goin' on?!" I asked in a ninja pose, not yet fully awake.
"A wild animal must've got in!" My mom shrieked, covering my brother's head. I gasped.
It was stained with blood.
"I'm taking Brandon to the hospital. Stay here with your father and take care of Pumpkin until I get back." She hurried out, and I sat down, shocked. Pumpkin jumped onto the couch beside me, and I looked over at him.
"Please tell me you had a tomato!"
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Good Boy
FanfictionMy aunt's dog Pumpkin and I always dressed up for Halloween together, ever since he had warmed up to me as a puppy. But on the night she passed, he suddenly disappeared, and I was devastated. A year passed, and I was still too depressed to go out fo...
