On
my Amazon/KDP Bio. I said I had an invisible dog, and people did not
believe me.
But
I have and even wrote about him or her..or maybe it, in my Epic
Historical Novel...”Pal and the Compost Heap Wars”. Never to be
published due to a Worm in the Works.
He
could take Dog for a walk, if he had one. Probably sensing his mood
Cat had cleared off. Chicken and Duck were asleep. But even if they
weren't it was no use: his neighbour on the farm would probably
charge him for hiring them to go walking.
He
sighed, long and noisily. It always worked before she would ask
“What's up with you now?” At least it was talk. This time the
silence was well: it was silent.
Then
he jumped up suddenly. He had just remembered. Ah yes, yes. But where
was it? He pulled open the first closet and whistled. “Where are
you Boy?” No ! He didn't whistle it: he said it! Another closet
another blank. The garden shed? He rushed out towards the garden and
flattened his nose, once again, the Patio Door was closed.
Then
he remembered. “Under the bed. In the spare room. I hope it's not
dead.”
He
galloped up the stairs shouting “It's me Boy. Where are you?”
In
the dust and fluff under the bed he saw the lead and the collar at
the end. Gently he pulled it out. He thought. Oh don't be dead. I
know we haven't been feeding you or bringing you for walks. But
please don't be dead.
Gently
he lifted the stiff lead and the collar on the end staggered up and
waved unsteadily above the floor.
“Oh,
Boy It's me.” And holding the lead in his left hand: he crouched
down and patted Invisible Dog on the head.
“Let's
go for a walk Boy. I'll tell you all the latest gossip.”
He
was in the garden waiting for Boy to stop relieving himself against
the tree. It was going to be a long wait. Boy had been under the bed
for a year and a half. Another trinket form the Joke Shop of his
past. The Invisible Dog, in his collar on a wired-stiff lead.
“Hurry
up Boy. I'm starting to feel pressure myself.”
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