The Big Black Dog After School - Part 1 - by Alfred

 

   Once upon a time in place much like where you live right now, a 12 year old boy named Jack ran as fast as his feet could take him; his heart racing even faster than his feet while beating in his chest like the raining of a million angry hands a million African drums too far gone to recognize any further assault on the exasperated drums could brake the drums and severely damage them beyond repair forever.

   That is how Jack's heart raced.

   He was being chased by the most vicious dog his twelve years on earth has ever seen.

  His friends weren't far behind him. 

   It was the same thing every Monday & Friday after school.

   On their way back from school, anytime they walked by the creepy brown house by the corner, the big black dog there would chase them. It never failed. 

   This has being going on now for over a couple of months now. So far the kids had been largely successful with getting away unscathed but each time the dog chased them the dog's loud & scary bark mixed with it's mixed range of strategy  ....

To Be Continued