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Chapter 22: Back to Square One
“For a while, I was winded when Jake grabbed me real hard. I didn’t know where I was! I shook my head and found myself in a real dark place. But I was moving. I sniffed a bit. Hmmm, smells familiar… It’s… it’s Jake! Oh no! I was trapped in Jake’s tummy! He ate me whole?… Kidding!… I was under the jacket he was wearing! But why? I could feel he was walking briskly. Much like the walk people do back in the streets I was before. The people who were moving so fast, they didnlt have time to notice the surroundings.”
“And then he wasn’t walking anymore. We were still moving but a lot faster this time. He was riding a motorcyle with me in it. A lot of questions were in my mind all of the answers to them were not good. I can smell Jake’s heart. His was selective love for animals if there was such a thing. ‘Cause caring for animals, even for anything did not have to be selective. It&rs
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Polly’s left leg moved like a wiper on a windshield as he tried to cut the straw around his neck with his nails. Seeing Jake coming closer and closer was enough reason to move even faster. He did it, finally! He felt the straw break loose. He was free!The vendor was busy cooking he didn’t notice that Polly had gotten loose. Polly walked backwards. He felt his heart beating fast. Many times, he was just an invisible dog to many and how he wished that he could not be seen that moment. Then he heard - “Hey, glad you came!” the fishball vendor greeted Jake without looking. He stirred the mix of fishballs and quekiam that were cooking in boiling oil. He took a strainer and placed the cooked pieces in it. .“You found it?” Jake ending his question with a naughty smile.“Just a moment.” the vendor replied. He took the squid bits that he had soaked in a mixture of starch, water, salt, and
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