New Story Contest: _________ Detective - Rachael L. - 08/09/22

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New Story Contest: _________ Detective

Submitted by: Rachael L., age 10, Chino Hills, CA

Dog Detective
    
Recently, my owner went away on a trip, along with Kate, her friend, and left me in charge of taking care of Charlie. But one day, when I was playing for just a second, I turned back and saw that Charlie was gone! I had to go find him or else I would let my owner and Kate down.
    
I remembered a roasted-sweet peanut smell on Charlie and I immediately went out searching for him. I went out on the streets, and all the scents hit me at once: grass, birds, flowers, and . . . peanuts! I was about to go in the direction of the smell when I suddenly whiffed a very strong rain scent, covering the peanut scent. Rain was coming, and somehow, I hadn’t noticed it before! Soon rain started pouring on me, drenching my fur. I had to take shelter in a nearby bush to save myself from the pounding rain.
    
When the rain stopped, I jumped out of the bush and went on to find him, but the rain had swept the scent away! I felt very discouraged and lay down near the bush I had taken shelter in, utterly defeated. Thoughts about how my owner and Kate would react when they realized the dog they had trusted let them down, and a dog is never allowed to do that.
    
Suddenly, a wind blew, and I smelled peanuts! I jumped to my paws immediately and ran toward the scent. Then, I saw where the scent was coming from. It was a stand selling peanuts! Feeling disappointed, I dropped my head.
    
Then, I heard a panting noise and I looked up to see a brown dog coming out from behind the peanut stand! It was Charlie!
    
“Charlie!” I barked. “There you are! I’ve been looking everywhere!”
    
“Pepper!” he woofed. “I got distracted for a second by the smell of peanuts coming from this stand! So I followed it and then took shelter from the rain.”
    
“You’re coming back with me at this instant,” I replied. When the door closes, a window opens.


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