Underdog

• Merceedes Thorne, Grade 4
• Short Story
• 2010

UNDERDOG

I have an awesome dog and it’s a super hero but I don’t mind because all the kids at school think it’s cool.

One day I found her on the ground. She wasn’t breathing. I thought she was dead so I yelled, “Help! Help!”

Two hours later… “Where am I?”

“You’re home,” explained Mum.

“Where’s my dog. Where is she?”

“She’s safe and sound.”

“Sydney! Come here girl.”

I hugged her so tightly and told her I loved her. She licked me on the cheek, to tell me that she loved me.