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they wanted me to take them home so they could get out of that awful place.
Wanna and Ellie tried to get me to take a gold furry puppy. They asked to hold him and pet him, and they thought he was perfect, but he wasn’t perfect for me. I kept looking.
Finally, I saw a dog picture that I liked, but I couldn’t see her in the cage. There were two dogs jumping up and down, and I couldn’t find the one that I liked. Finally one of the other dogs moved out of the way, and there she was, in the back of the cage, curled up in a small ball. She seemed like she already gave up on looking for a home.
She was white and tiny. Her paper said that she was two years old, that she was shy, that she wasn’t eating well—they didn’t know what kind of dog she was for sure, and that she was found tied to the pound’s front door.
I told Wanna that I found my dog. She said—
But, An-Ya, you didn’t hold her yet or spend any time with her. Why don’t you take her out and play with her and then make your decision?
I said—
I already decided. She is the one.
I’ll tell you the rest of the story tomorrow. My dog needs to go to the bathroom.
95
Dear Penny,
So the pound man took the dog I picked out of the cage. The pound man was big, and his gigantic belly peeked out of his red shirt. He needed to fight off the two big dogs, who tried their very best to get out too. He was kicking the big dogs and yelling at them. I thought those dogs were going to bite off his belly button. He grabbed my dog while sticking his knees into the big dogs and threw her at me. I caught her and right away she fit perfect in my arms. She wasn’t the prettiest dog, but she was quiet. Her ears looked like white bat ears and her eyes were big and black. Her white fur was dirty with brown paw marks from being stepped on by the other dogs in her cage.
Wanna and Ellie said that she looked like an angel. They petted her head and told her over and over how sweet she was. Wanna said that I should name her Angel, and I thought it was an ok name. But what I thought about most when I was holding her was how I could feel her bones. She was so thin that her bones stuck out and jabbed my arms.
I decided to name her Angel Bones.
I like the name. Wanna and Ellie think it is a little strange, but they are happy that I used Angel, so they didn’t say much about it.
I wonder what her life was like for the first two years. Did she get lost? Did she run away? I don’t think that it was a good life. Angel Bones seems scared that I will hit her. I have to watch where I put my hand when I pet her, because if I put my hand up high and come down, she hides her head. I guess it might take some time for her to trust me.
The good news for you is that I don’t think she chews stuff. I will put you up on my dresser until we are totally sure that she won’t tear your pages out.
96
Dear Penny,
Sometimes I feel angry. I know so many words in English. So many. But there are not enough words in the world that would help me to be able to say exactly how I feel. Why am I so angry? It is like there is a black spot in my heart that I can sometimes cover up but sometimes I can’t. When I fail at covering it up, when I can’t hide from the blackness, I feel alone, afraid and angry.
Holding Angel Bones and petting her until she falls asleep in my arms helps turn the black spot to gray, but the spot never goes totally away.
97
Dear Penny,
So many things happened today that I don’t know where to start. First, I will tell you about the new neighbors. No, no, no—First I will tell you about Lex’s brother. I was walking down the street with Angel Bones, and I ran into Jazz and Lex. They were with a boy that I never saw before. I found out that he was Lex’s brother and his name is Levi. He is the same age as me but taller. Lex and Levi’s parents are divorced. Levi decided to live with his dad in Arizona for a while, but changed his mind and now he is living here again.
Wanna and Ellie tried to get me to take a gold furry puppy. They asked to hold him and pet him, and they thought he was perfect, but he wasn’t perfect for me. I kept looking.
Finally, I saw a dog picture that I liked, but I couldn’t see her in the cage. There were two dogs jumping up and down, and I couldn’t find the one that I liked. Finally one of the other dogs moved out of the way, and there she was, in the back of the cage, curled up in a small ball. She seemed like she already gave up on looking for a home.
She was white and tiny. Her paper said that she was two years old, that she was shy, that she wasn’t eating well—they didn’t know what kind of dog she was for sure, and that she was found tied to the pound’s front door.
I told Wanna that I found my dog. She said—
But, An-Ya, you didn’t hold her yet or spend any time with her. Why don’t you take her out and play with her and then make your decision?
I said—
I already decided. She is the one.
I’ll tell you the rest of the story tomorrow. My dog needs to go to the bathroom.
95
Dear Penny,
So the pound man took the dog I picked out of the cage. The pound man was big, and his gigantic belly peeked out of his red shirt. He needed to fight off the two big dogs, who tried their very best to get out too. He was kicking the big dogs and yelling at them. I thought those dogs were going to bite off his belly button. He grabbed my dog while sticking his knees into the big dogs and threw her at me. I caught her and right away she fit perfect in my arms. She wasn’t the prettiest dog, but she was quiet. Her ears looked like white bat ears and her eyes were big and black. Her white fur was dirty with brown paw marks from being stepped on by the other dogs in her cage.
Wanna and Ellie said that she looked like an angel. They petted her head and told her over and over how sweet she was. Wanna said that I should name her Angel, and I thought it was an ok name. But what I thought about most when I was holding her was how I could feel her bones. She was so thin that her bones stuck out and jabbed my arms.
I decided to name her Angel Bones.
I like the name. Wanna and Ellie think it is a little strange, but they are happy that I used Angel, so they didn’t say much about it.
I wonder what her life was like for the first two years. Did she get lost? Did she run away? I don’t think that it was a good life. Angel Bones seems scared that I will hit her. I have to watch where I put my hand when I pet her, because if I put my hand up high and come down, she hides her head. I guess it might take some time for her to trust me.
The good news for you is that I don’t think she chews stuff. I will put you up on my dresser until we are totally sure that she won’t tear your pages out.
96
Dear Penny,
Sometimes I feel angry. I know so many words in English. So many. But there are not enough words in the world that would help me to be able to say exactly how I feel. Why am I so angry? It is like there is a black spot in my heart that I can sometimes cover up but sometimes I can’t. When I fail at covering it up, when I can’t hide from the blackness, I feel alone, afraid and angry.
Holding Angel Bones and petting her until she falls asleep in my arms helps turn the black spot to gray, but the spot never goes totally away.
97
Dear Penny,
So many things happened today that I don’t know where to start. First, I will tell you about the new neighbors. No, no, no—First I will tell you about Lex’s brother. I was walking down the street with Angel Bones, and I ran into Jazz and Lex. They were with a boy that I never saw before. I found out that he was Lex’s brother and his name is Levi. He is the same age as me but taller. Lex and Levi’s parents are divorced. Levi decided to live with his dad in Arizona for a while, but changed his mind and now he is living here again.
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