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POV Monster
Sniff, sniff, sniff! Sniff!
The giant, half-asleep dog sticks his big nose in the air as a waft of the most delicious air passes by.
Snuff, snuff, snuff! Monster takes a deep breath and his eyes pop open.
~~It smells like... yummies...
Stiff from lying down, the big dog sits up. He knew it was not yet time for the walk, little boss was not home yet and little boss always took him to the dog park. Monster’s tail began to wag at the thought of the other dogs and he hoped that the big hairy dog would be there again. Most of the other dogs didn’t like him very much, they thought he was too big and brainless, but not that big fluffy one! The hairy one was as big as Monster and didn’t care if he was run over, no, he did the same to him.
~~OH! There it was again! That delicious smell!~~ And he took another deep whiff.
Calmly, the dog gets up from his place by the door and walks towards the dining room. He stops in the middle of the living room when he sees Lady Boss putting a tray of food on the table. Smoke is billowing from it and with a thud, Monster lowers himself onto his butt and tilts his head to the side to get a good look at everything. Lady Boss is busy moving things around on the table and when she’s finished, she almost runs back to the kitchen.
When he hears the kitchen door slam shut, he gets to his feet and looks around the room.
~~Nope, still no one here!” the big dog chuckles to himself.
Paw by paw, Monster moves as cautiously as possible towards the large, high table. His mouth is already starting to leak from all the delicious smells coming from the big trays of food high up on the table.
When he reaches the table, the big dog looks around once more. ~~No, still no one!~~
Even though he can barely put his head on the table, he comes a long way and with a little effort and a little hop, the big dog throws both his front paws on the table.
~~Owwww! I smell a lot of yummies!~~ The water that is now literally pouring out of Monster’s mouth forms a puddle on the table.
The giant dog reaches forward with his massive head, but unfortunately his muzzle can barely reach the containers. Unaware of the danger, the giant dog leans forward with his entire upper body and slowly starts to lean on the edge of the table.
The table begins to tip in his direction, but Monster doesn’t notice, all he sees are the big steaming bowls of food, wafting with a delicious smell, although he does find it odd that the big bowls are slowly sliding in his direction.
A loud clang next to him makes Monster look up to see a big white Frisbee shattered on the floor, followed by another, and another!
Then all of a sudden, the entire table tilts and shatters, sending bowls of food flying in all directions. Startled, Monster tries to jump backwards, but is overpowered by a large blanket covering his entire body, and in blind panic, he runs randomly in one direction.
“MONSTER!!! The heavy, booming voice of Big Boss resonates through the room, coming from the side he was just running towards! Terrified, Monster quickly turns and runs in the other direction, away from the Big Boss! But he can’t see a dawg through that annoying blanket!
Suddenly, out of nowhere, the outline of a large object appears in front of Monster, and although he tries his best to dodge it, his paws can’t find a foothold on the fluffin’ wooden floor, and he feels his butt bump into prickly branches. Instantly, there is a hellish sound as the thing falls to the ground.
Somewhere in the back of his mind, Monster wonders if the thing he bumped into might be that big, prickly tree Lady Boss won’t let him pee against. A big tree in which the Lady Boss and the little boss had hung all sorts of lights and balls, and he was not even allowed to play with one of those shiny balls!
“MONSTER!!!”
~~OHHH!!!~~ Monster’s heart is now beating in his throat. Big Boss sounds really angry now!
Suddenly the large blanket is pulled from his head and he can see again! With big surprised eyes Monster stares into Little Boss’s face and his tail starts to wag spontaneously with enthusiasm, but then he hears Big Boss’s stomping footsteps behind him and the big dog jerks free of Ian’s grip, skidding again on the smooth floor to seek the safety of his basket.
POV Arkka
White hot with rage, Arkka charged after the big dog. This was the umpteenth time the beast had destroyed something and he was done with it!
As he walks towards the dog, he unbuckles the leash from his trousers, intending to give the dog a few good swats with it, something his father used to do with their dogs.
With a hard jerk he pulls the belt from his trousers and holds the buckle in his hand, wrapping some of the leather around his hand. But as he stands beside the basket and raises his hand to deliver the first blow, his movement falters.
The big dog lies trembling in its basket, looking at him with big, frightened eyes.
“Argghh! Damn it, Monster!” and lowers his hand with a frustrated growl.
“Stay!” He snarls at the dog, who flinches even more at the sound of the angry voice.
Shaking his head, Arkka turns. First Demi, then the boys and now the dog! If he wasn’t careful, he’d really lose his credibility as a crime boss! It was a good thing that his rivals couldn’t see him here at home! and stomps over to the dining room.
“Demi! We need to talk about that damn dog!”
