Jennie Dial

Book of Travels

Mellie reached up and brushed a lock of hair off her forehead and squinted at the page she was reading. Glancing up, she blinked and realized that she was having difficulty seeing the words because the sun was beginning its timely descent into a dusky evening sky. "Gosh," she thought, "It's getting pretty late and I'm never going to finish this tonight!" Glancing down, she smiled at her new puppy gently snoring in her pink fuzzy bed. "Well," Mellie thought, "Someone has decided to take a break!" Reaching down she tickled the pup's furry ear. It twitched but the snoring continued being clearly worn out by the day's efforts. Mellie was just happy that she had been quiet and not underfoot as she usually was when work was being done.