Finding Home

“Run!” Barked Theo, “animal control is trying to get us!” Chad meowed “take a left. There’s a
garbage dump and that means food and shelter.” So, they headed there. “The scraps smell
disgusting but it’s our only food,” Chad said sadly. They saw mountains of trash. They felt
sharp glass underneath their paws as they made their way to find some scraps of food. The
scraps tasted disgusting. They heard a truck on the road, so Theo barked, and Chad hissed
to mark their territory. But that would not be their territory for long.
Suddenly, the ground started to shake. “It’s an earthquake!” Shouted Chad and Theo in
sync. They were terrified. Theo and Chad were trying to find shelter in the mountains of
rubbish, but those mounds kept falling. They needed to find a new home. Chad and Theo
started chatting together about how they were going to find a new home, how they were
going to find food and water and how long this journey would be. These were all good
questions, but neither of them knew the answers.
Finally, they ended up in the huge city. Their new hangout was the bus stop. “This place is
great because there is a huge garbage bin at the end of the street. We can easily escape
into there… you know if…” muttered Theo. “Animal control? Don’t worry, they can’t have
followed us all the way here, we’ll be fine,” reassured Chad. There was a school nearby and
around 3:00 it got busy.
For the next few days, a boy from the school kept visiting Theo and Chad giving them his
leftover snacks while talking about his day. His name was Tom, and it sounded like there
was a bully at his school who was being mean to Tom about his dyslexia. When Tom left the
bus stop to go home, he always said he loved sharing his stories with Theo and Chad and it
always made him feel better.
After a few weeks of scratches and pats, Tom finally brought his parents back to see Theo
and Chad and it all happened from there. Theo and Chad are now part of their family and not
only do Theo and Chad get lots of pats and scratches, but most importantly they get family;
the people who care about you and the people who love you.