me with a noose in his big hands. I tried to run, but he slipped the noose around my neck and every time I pulled the rope got tighter. He kicked me in the face once and I didn't dare mess with him.
"You accursed mutt, I'm gonna send you away from this town," said the butcher. "Too many animals try stealing the meat and I won't take it any longer!" He dragged me back to my house and he and Andrew's mother were discussing sending me away. Good for me, then, because I didn't want to be in this town anyway. The only good thing about it was my old family, and I only seen Mom, Kodi, and Una. Una left with her human not too long ago and Kodi was always out of town doing mail runs. And Saba was always around making herself well-acquainted with others.
Later that evening Andrew's mom was talking to someone on the telephone. It sounded like it could have been a man.
"Yes, you can have him," she said. "Oh, you live in Oklahoma?...Even better...I don't care how much you pay for him, I don't care where you take him, I don't care what you do with him after you get him, I just want him out of here...Tomorrow is perfect...Ok, see you then...Good bye, sir."
Good riddance to this place. But I supposed that I should go and be a good son and say good-bye to my mother. I begged to go outside and Andrew's mom willingly let me go. I trotted outside towards my mother's home.
I peered inside of the window, which was slightly open, and seen her sleeping cozily on a rug. I scratched on the window to get her attention. I lifted her head and yawned.
"Hey, Mom," I whispered. She looked in my direction with a surprised look on her face. She trotted to the window I was in.
"Dakota, what are you doing here so late?" she asked me.
"I'm getting sold to a man who lives in Oklahoma." I told her. "I've just come to say good-bye." She looked like she was going to burst into tears, but she blinked them away for my sake. She stuck her nose through the window.
"Be safe, Dakota," she whispered. "I love you."
"I will, Mom," I said, putting my nose to hers.
~~~
The next day, the man who was going to buy me came to Nome. He entered my master's house and shook Andrew's dad's hand.
"Hello, Mr. Jacob." Andrew's father greeted the man.
"Hello," he said, smiling. "Is this him right here?" he looked at me. He seemed like a decent man, so I let him pet me.
"Yes, that's him, "Andrew's mom scoffed.
"He's gonna like it on my farm back in Oklahoma, there's plenty of wide open spaces and he won't be cooped up like he is here."
This Oklahoma place was starting to sound like fun.
"What brings you to Alaska?" she asked Jacob.
"Holiday," he said." And I could use another dog on my farm, my sheepdog is getting ready to retire."
"You want him to HERD sheep?" he asked quizzically. "He's not trained! ...In that field." he fixed his sentence.
"Ah, that's alright, it's never too late to teach an old dog a new trick."
"Old dog!" I thought. "I'll show you who the old dog is!"
Saba
I walked down the streets of Nome in search of something to do. Meg wasn't home that day and she was off playing with Rosie, and Meg's mother wasn't home either. Meg's mother let Meg adopt me because she was a very lonely little girl who's father was killed by a bear. Meg's only friend was Rosie.
As I made my way towards my mother's home, I seen her walking down the street with my father by her side. They seemed sad.
"Hello, Mama, hello, Papa," I greeted as I approached them. "What's wrong?"
"It's your brother Dakota," said Papa.
"Dakota?" I questioned. "Oh, no! Is he hurt?!"
"No, nothing like that," he said. "He got sold to a man in Oklahoma."
"W-Where's that?"
"Many many miles south of here." he replied. I felt so sad all of a sudden. Me and Dakota weren't the closest brother and sister, but he was still my brother. I was extremely depressed when Dingo left, because he and I were always close. Just me, him, and Aleu, the three of us were very close. First Dingo was taken far away, then Aleu ran away, Kodi got a job and was rarely seen anymore, then Una moved with her human, and now Dakota was sold to a place I would never see him again. It felt like I was just an only child with no siblings at all and soon, I would probably forget even having any.
I nuzzled my father. "Papa, will we ever see any of them again?" Even though I was the second oldest, I felt like a runt asking my father that question.
"Of...course we will, Saba." he said, nuzzling me back.
I told my parents I would see them later, and I wandered around town trying to find someone to talk to. Dispite how many dogs were actually populating this town, there seemed to be none around whatsoever. Feeling an emotion beyond lonliness, I sat in the snow just outside of town, staring off into the all-white scenery.
I was by myself for a long time, slowly slipping into depression. I didnt know why I was acting like this. I was never depressed. I was always happy and giddy and rambunctious. But then instead of getting depressed I began to get angry at myself for even being depressed. While I was trying to decide on my emotions, someone approached me from behind.
"Jenna?"
I looked back at the voice who addressed my mother's name. It was Iron, Steele's son.
"Oh, it's you, Saba." he said, a bit embarrassed.
I groaned and turned back around. This guy was after me ever since I was adopted by Meg. His father liked my mother at one time too. I hated it when history repeats itself.
"The name's QUINN now," I spat, not looking at him.
"Sorry," he said. "There any reason you're sitting alone?"
"I'm busy thinking," I said. "You should try it sometime." I especially didn't like Iron because he always harrassed Dakota and Una for being part wolf, but for some reason he never harrassed me.
"Well, excuse me!" he growled. "I just wanted to keep you a little company! You seemed lonely!"
I stayed silent.
I heard him turn around to leave. Maybe I should've been nicer. I mean sure, he harrassed my brother and sister, but he always treated me nicely. And he was trying to be nice now. I turned around to catch him before he left.
"Iron--" But he was gone. It was like he disappeared, but I seen his tracks leading away. They looked like he started walking and then broke into a run. He was being trained to be a race dog like his father, so no wonder he ran so fast. I turned back towards the outside of town to look at the setting sun, but the sun had already set. I figured it was time to head back home.
I turned the corner of the street where my house was located and heard a noise behind me. It was a foreign noise, and it scared me, so I broke into a sprint towards my home.
"Saba, it's me," said Iron's voice. I looked behind myself. "I mean, Quinn," he corrected himself.
"Oh, it's you," I sighed, relieved. "I thought you were some rabid killer!" I joked. I could see him smile in the dark. He had a nice smile. I shook those observant thoughts out of my head. "And you can call me Saba if you want. Only my human calls me Quinn anyway."
"Ok," he said. "Want me to walk you the rest of the way home?"
"Uh...s-sure." I said, letting him walk up beside me. This was rather odd. Usually he'd try to make a move on me, but this time he didn't. "Uh, sorry for being a jerk to you earlier."
"Oh, it's ok." he replied. "I was upset when my brothers and sisters had to leave me too."
"How'd you know I was upset about that?"
"Well, when I heard Dakota was sent away from Nome and I seen you off by yourself, which I KNOW is a rare occasion, I just put two and two together." he said, seeming quite proud of himself. His self-confidence made me chuckle.
When we came to my house, we finally said our good-nights and parted. But before I entered through my dog-door, Iron stopped me.
"Wait, uh, Saba?"
"Yeah?"
"Uh...just a shot in the dark, but uh...would you like to go with me to watch the sun set or something?"
Peculiar thing to ask, but oh well. "Uh, sure!"
"Great," he grinned, watching me enter my house.
"Hmm," I thought to myself as I layed down on my pillow. "Maybe... I won't feel so lonely anymore."
Dingo
Ethan and I spent the next week traveling to a place called Detroit. We eventually made it there by train on the seventh night and we were exhausted. Ethan was almost entirely out of money, so we had no place to stay. And it was raining that night too. We found ourselves an old warehouse. It was dusty in there, but it was dry and would have to be suitable for the night. I had no idea what the two of us came here for, but something told me neither of us knew. Well, Ethan seemed to have a small idea, but he always seemed unsure of himself. I would try comforting him, but he would always just give me the food he was eating, thinking I was begging.
"Well, Gus," Ethan addressed me by the name he gave me, stiffling a cough. "We made it," He layed down on the hard ground and fell asleep. I layed next to him to keep him warm. He sleepily wrapped his arms around me to stay warm. I looked around to make sure no one was looking, then I layed my head next to his and joined him in slumber.
~~~
The next morning, Ethan finally woke up feeling a little bit sick. He opened his eyes and looked into mine.
"Good dog," he said, groggy. He pressed his body against mine. My eyes widened and my fur stood on end with embarrassment. I never had this kid of contact with anyone, especially a male. A startling noise gave me an excuse to sit up. The warehouse door was pryed open and the gruffy-looking man who opened it told the two of us to get out before he called the police. Ethan stood straight up and we bolted out of there. For some reason, Ethan got very nervous whenever he heard the word "police" like he carried some sort of secret and didn't want anyone to know about it. This kid seemed too nice and innocent to carry such a burden.
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