Polka Dots Fell from the Sky

It was early October when the Family decided to move from an apartment in a poor part of town to a luxury house in the upper part of the city; beautiful four-story home on a quiet street with very few neighbors. For this reason they decided that they should get a dog to guard the house when the family was away at work and school.

The family consisted of a mother who worked at an international company; the father who was a partner of a chain of hotels that was just starting to become famous in the country; the son who was in the first grade and the daughter who was just a year and a half younger than her brother and went to day care.

The siblings would fight quite often and there was only one thing they agreed on: a Dalmatian. Both of them wanted this breed of dog. If they could have more than one it would have made them happier, but just one was a good thing too. However, they could not agree on the name of the dog, therefore, the parents decided that the dog would have two names.

 The boy wanted to name the dog Polka because he was studying about dances around the world at school and he really enjoyed the Polka. He also liked the pronunciation of the word and how his tongue rolled in his mouth when he said it.

The girl wanted the dog to be named dots because she really liked the way the Dalmatian’s coat was covered in little dots. It was as simple as that.

 So they decided on naming the dog Polka Dots.

Everyone really loved the name, especially Polka Dots who would wag her tail feverishly whenever she heard it.

Polka Dots became part of the family the same day the moving truck parked in front of the house. After the movers had unloaded all the boxes and furniture from the truck, the kids were entitled to go out to the pet shop and pick out a dog.

 It was love at first sight. They spotted her as soon as they walked into the shop and she immediately licked them and barked happily at them. It was settled, they took Polka Dots home.

The first night was tough for the whole family. Polka Dots howled all night long in its comfortable bed outside near the kitchen door. The kids wanted to bring her into the house but their mom said that that would be possible because she was going to grow into a big dog and big dogs needed outdoor space. Besides the inside of the house had to many nick knacks and that would be a problem. Polka Dots could knock things down and break them.

The kids tried to understand what their mother had explained, so each of them took one of their dirty t-shirts and put them in the basket where Polka Dots was. On the next day, their mother saw the two little kids sleeping with their heads against the kitchen door and holding hands. When she looked out the window, she noticed that Polka Dots was sound asleep with her head up against the kitchen door too.  What a heartwarming scene it was.

Time passed and Polka Dots grew big and strong. She really looked forward to 4pm when the kids would come home and play with her for some time before they had to go upstairs to do their homework.

While the kids were busily studying Polka Dots would roam in the front yard and bark at any stranger who would walk by the gate. Although she was a friendly dog, Polka Dots knew that she had to protect that family.

On one of those evening while Polka Dots was waiting for the kids to come home, a black car stopped in front of the house, rolled down the window and threw in a metal object covered in beef. At first Polka Dots just barked at the car and ran over to smell the object. She knew it was something yummy but she had never eaten anything like that before so she just sat there and waited for some one to come home.

The clock struck 4 pm and the kids came home. They noticed that Polka Dots did not come to greet them. They also saw the strange metal object. The boy, who was into science, took a closer look and noticed that it was a bomb covered in beef. He freaked out. He told his sister to back off. She started to cry and ran in the house.

The boy ran in the house after his sister and immediately called his father to ask for help. His father told him to dial 920 for help and let the police in.

In no time the police arrived and they tried to check what the metal thing was. However, Polka Dots had it in her mouth and as the police officer tried to take it from her, she growled. It was a very tense situation.

By now, everyone was back home. The whole family was united. All the neighbors came outside to see what was going on. There were even TV cameras and reporters trying to get the scoop. The kids were weeping. The mother was trying to calm the kids down. The father was negotiating with the police. The bomb rescue team had been called in and they thought of giving the dog a tranquilizer and removing the bomb and then taking it to a safe place to set it off. But that could be dangerous. It could go off with any brisk movement.

Suddenly the little boy told everyone to hush. There was a new sound in the air. It sounded like a clock ticking. Panic struck.

The police told everyone to back off. The bomb squad had the tranquilizer gun ready. The mother decided to take the kids to the neighbor’s. As soon as she opened the gate, Polka Dots took off carrying the bomb in her jaw.

The kids screamed. The police yelled. The bomb squad ran after her. Polka Dots ran as fast as she could. She found a hole that had been dug to insert some pipes for the new condo that was being built just up the road. There she hid quietly.

BOOM! From the house they saw a flash of light and dirt go up in the air. The kids screamed and started to cry. Polka Dots had saved their lives.

(Written September 30, 2014)Todos os direitos reservados a Meire Marion.

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