As Sharon went to take a shower,
Pipsqueak stayed in the corner of the open briefcase as Oliver ran around the
table excitedly. Oliver was still a puppy, and Pipsqueak thought that he might
rattle the table and send Pipsqueak tumbling to the floor. When Oliver heard
the water shut off, he ran into Sharon’s room to see her. Pipsqueak was
relieved that Oliver left him alone for the first time since they got home.
Soon enough, Sharon and Oliver emerged and Sharon asked Pipsqueak if he was
hungry for dinner. “Yes, but I don’t want to burden you. You’ve already been so
nice to me, oh my goodness what with letting me stay here tonight and helping
me get back home!” “Don’t worry about it, Pipsqueak! I’ll get you some grapes
and walnuts. Oh, and I think I have some chocolate in here somewhere for
dessert!” Sharon went rifling through her pantry and fridge to get Pipsqueak
some food, and Oliver excitedly ran around her feet; he thought that she was
getting food for him, too. As Sharon set the fruit and nuts on a plate inside
the briefcase, Pipsqueak thanked her profusely. She went to put dog food in a
bowl for Oliver, and then went to the stove to make dinner for herself. Eventually,
Sharon and Oliver came over to the table and ate dinner with Pipsqueak. After
the meal, Sharon went to wash the dishes, then she came back to Pipsqueak to
ask him a question. “Pipsqueak, I know that you’ve been in my briefcase all
day, I was wondering if you’d like to come down to the floor and play with
Oliver? I’ll make sure that he doesn’t hurt you since he’s bigger than you
are.” “Alright, Sharon, that sounds fun! As long as you make sure he doesn’t
step on me or something!” Pipsqueak responded. “Don’t worry, Pipsqueak,” said
Sharon, “I’ll set up a little pen and everything so that you guys are safe.”
As Sharon put together the final pieces
of the plastic pen, Oliver was still running around excitedly while Pipsqueak sat
nervously in the briefcase. Sharon went to the table and lifted Pipsqueak out
of his little blanket nest, and held him in her hands while she sat down in the
pen. She opened the doggy gate and Oliver came bumbling in, sniffing around the
floor. As Oliver came closer to Sharon’s hands, Pipsqueak retracted more and
more. Oliver stuck his tongue out and licked Pipsqueak’s head. “Yuck!” giggled
Pipsqueak, as Sharon laughed as well. “See, Pipsqueak? He’s not that bad!” “Yeah,
that kind of tickled!” said Pipsqueak. After that, Sharon let Pipsqueak onto
the floor and watched as Oliver and Pipsqueak ran around. While Pipsqueak first
was afraid of Oliver, now they were playing together like best friends! Sharon
stepped out of the pen and supervised from farther away. After about 45
minutes, Sharon announced that it was time to get ready for bed.
After she put Oliver in his crate,
she picked up Pipsqueak and carried him into the briefcase. “Pipsqueak,
tomorrow I’m visiting the factory and that’s where I think your home is! If my research
has been correct, I think that your family lives in one of our delivery trucks
and it should be there tomorrow morning!” “Oh my goodness, that is the most
exciting news I’ve heard all day! Wow, Sharon, I just can’t believe this! You’re
the smartest lady I’ve ever met! Thank you so much for finding my home! I’ve
had such a fun day with you but I’m so excited to go back home to my brothers
and sisters!” Pipsqueak started running around the briefcase in excitement of
the news. Sharon laughed and said goodnight to Pipsqueak, then went into her
own room to go to bed.
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