Chapter One.
I knew it was love at first sight, the second I saw her, sitting in a box. I reached onto my tippy toes, and reached over the box to pet her gold fur. It felt so soft, almost like a feather. She gently licked the palms of my hands, causing me to giggle.
I begged and begged my mom to buy her. It took a while, but she finally gave in. The lady, handed me my new best friend, as I thanked her.
I gleefully smiled at her, and got into the car. I was petting her, and giggling when my mom said, "So, what are you going to name her??"
I thoughtfully decided on something sweet, and describes her. "How about Gingerbread?"
My mom gave a light laugh, and said, "Why Gingerbread? Isn't that a mouthful??"
I shook my head no, and said, "Nope. Its perfect. Plus, we can shorten it to Ginger if we wanted to."
My mom nodded her head in agreement, and we pulled into the drive way. I gently took the puppy out, and kissed the top of her head.
As soon as we were inside, I put Gingerbread down, and raced to Daddy's office. It was 4:30 so he should be home by now. Ginger was fast on my heels, as we ran upstairs, bursting into his little office.
"Daddy, Daddy, guess what?! Mommy bought me a puppy!!!" Pure excitement was in my voice, as I reached down to pick her up. He looked at me first, then at Gingerbread.
"Well, that's um, exciting news, I suppose, " he said. I grinned at him and left his office, taking Ginger upstairs.
For some reason, I had this edgy feeling Daddy didn't really enjoy Ginger's presence. I shrugged my shoulders, brushing it off.
Tonight was all about me and my Gingerbread. No need to worry about anything else.
