The Little Ones

Max

we all fall, we all break, we all fear, we all cry, we all hurt, we all die... but not all of us go to heaven or hell. Some of us staya little bit over our welcome.

I'm 17 years old. My name is Jessica Berkens. I sat on my porch contently reading a book, with my black retriever sleeping by me side. I patted his head "This is the life isn't it boy? you can't get much better then country." max made a small whimpering sound and opened his blue eyes "What's the matter Boo? you don't look so good." max slowly got up and rubbed his head against my leg. "Max my pants are white!" I scold as I get out of my chair "Max you know better." I scold brushing of my pants "Come on Max mom will be calling us for dinner soon lets go." but max just stood there staring out at the woods. "Maxie, what is it? what do you see buddy?" he just stood there staring. I could feel my heart start to race, max only did this when something bad was going to happen, something really bad. "Come on now, come boy, come Maxie." I reached out to him but he snareled at me and began to bark. "Max stop! Max what's your problem?" Max ran off the porch "Max!" I shout as he ran in to the woods.

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"Mom!" I call "Mom!"

"Ya!" replied my mom from the kitchen as I ran in

"Max ran in to the woods!" She covered her ears

"Stop shouting! Calm down baby just calm down and say that again." I took a deep breath

"Maxie ran in to the forest." My mom made a face

"So? he's a dog we live in the county and we have a huge Forest surrounding our property he's going to go in to it."

"IT'S DIFFERENT THIS TIME!" I shouted "HE HASN'T ACTED LIKE THIS SINCE DAD!.." I took a shaking breath then said "He hasn't acted this way since the day dad died..."

"Jess..." said mom quietly

"he only acts this way when something bad is going to happen."

"Okay honey." She said putting a hand on my head and ruffleing my hair "Why don't you tell me exactly what happened?"

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that night I layed in my bed wide awake. Max had not come home yet and I was still thinking about how he had acted earlier that night. something had really spooked him and now it was starting to scare me. what if he had gotten hurt what if he was lost what if ...what if... what if... I couldn't think else I closed her eyes and tried desperately to sleep.