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Dog Days (Day 3 - Chapter 2, p. 18-28)

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Chapter Two – "Eat Those Peas!"

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hi there Cardinals welcome to chapter 2 of Dog Days by Karen English chapter 2 is titled eat those peas call Master and Myrtle come to Sunday dinner once a month and Myrtle is really Gavin's dad's Aunt so she's got his great-aunt but everyone just calls her aunt Myrtle it's no fun when they come to visit because Gavin has to become a completely different person get to say yes ma'am no ma'am yes sir and no sir he has to remember to eat with extra good table manners threw up dinner he has to listen to Aunt Myrtle's long list of complaints and put up the sharp looks that she gives him when checking to see if he's eating with extra good table manners and when Uncle Vester dropped the usual quarter in his hand which isn't even enough to buy a candy bar he has to look really excited and thank you Uncle Vester at least they've left Carlotta at home today Carlotta is Aunt Myrtle's Pomeranian she's a horrible dog with a fierce little wolf face strains orange fur and a is making this low growling sound from the back of her throat she doesn't like Gavin and Gavin doesn't like her she's too nervous she act all the time and runs around Gavin's ankles threatening to nip at them he doesn't know why she that way around him maybe he gives off a funny scent no Aunt Myrtle is complaining about a pain in her hip Uncle Vester is silently chewing his mashed potatoes looking as if he's heard this complaints 5 million time at Myrtle thinks she might have to have hip replacement surgery like her friends Gert she goes on to explain how the surgery didn't work and how great is still having his problem and then it would just be her luck that it would be just her luck to still have the same difficulties to then she goes on to talk about her heartburn troubles and how she has to sit up in bed all night just to get sleep and then of course there's talk of Carlotta Gavin thinks of little yapping mouth and how carlotta's small head jerks a bit with each bark he imagines sharp nibbling at his ankles it almost makes him put his chicken leg down I don't know what I'm going to do when Buster goes on his trip next week to barber shop harmonizers to the barbershop harmonizers convention when he comes home for lunch he always walks her Uncle Fester not only owns a barber shop on Marin Street but he's also part of a singing group made the real Barbers they sing for weddings and parties and stuff Gavin has seen their act a bunch of times he thinks about the crooner's now that's what they're called The Barbershop crooners just then gavin feels aunt Myrtle staring at him again her eyes are squinted and her mouth is turns down in a disapproving way slowly Gavin puts down the chicken bone he was happily gnawing on he wipes his hands on the Walking he has in his lap picks up his knife and fork and attempts to cut the chicken off the bone chicken just just doesn't taste as good this way but aunt Myrtle is a firm believer in not eating with onnes hands if it can be helped even though his mom doesn't mind if it's a drumstick Gavin sighs and moves on to the piece that he's been avoiding they usually give him a gagging feeling he stabs 1pea with his fork and puts it in his mouth the nastiness is almost more than he can bear Heat the deep breath he doesn't dare gag in front of Aunt Myrtle he puts another pee in his mouth noting that Aunt Myrtle has continued to peer at him over her glasses where are you eating your food like that 1 pea at a time before Gavin can think of an answer Danielle says he always eats peas like that Aunt Myrtle he doesn't like peas I didn't ask you and Myrtle says turning to Danielle I asked Gavin here gavin almost Smiles but he holds back I can get them down better this way well that's just nonsense he's those piece I want to see you take a forkful and eat them down right Gavin feels his face grow he holds his breath and swallows hard there is no way he can take a whole floor full of peas put them in his mouth too and then swallow that's just impossible usually eat the Pea or two at a time sometimes he wanted to eat half a forkful if you takes a quick go with milk to get a job he begins to click his teeth which is what he does when he gets nervous just like when a scary scene in the movie is just about to get scarier I'm waiting at Myrtle says his mom and dad exchange looks but he can't tell if they're about to jump in or not they seem to be waiting as well Danielle on the other hand has a Sly smile on her lips she one eyebrow raised she even stopped eating as if to focus all of her attention on his misery Gavin Scoops up a few peas with his Fork that's not a forkful aunt Myrtle says Gavin looks over at his mother he can't read her face he can't tell if she approve or disapprove of what Aunt Myrtle is making him do his father however is going about eating his dinner Gavin Scoops up a. he looks at it as if the peas are his personal enemy slowly he paced slowly he places the fork in his mouth he feels a gag starting up at the back of his throat totally out of his control he feels a Lurch in his stomach his eyes grow big with alarm quickly he grabbed his glass of milk and take the huge swing and then another the puppies go down he breathed a sigh of relief and looks over at Aunt Myrtle the corners of her mouth have sunk down even further I think you've spoiled this boy Lisa she says to his mom it always sounds strange when someone calls his mother by her first name he thinks of his parents memes Lisa and Greg like a regular people and not his and Danielle's mom and dad yes I think this boy's been allowed to get away with things like what Aunt Myrtle his mother asks stream tone in her voice when I look at what he allowed that little friend of his to do to Danielle's priced souvenir now Danielle really perks up she had met Aunt Myrtle at the door with her dumb as well without that stupid snow globe even squeezed out a few tears she know she's at myrtles favorite Kiss up Gavin thinks why I think Evan here should pay his sister was asking cost we were considering that Gavin's mom says Danielle shifts in her seat she can hardly contain herself when I move in next week I'll let him walk Carlotta it'll be his little job to learn the value of a dollar it's back in her chair pleased with her plan yes I need someone to walk Carlotta and he needs to earn the money to replace that snow globe will give him $2 a day which is really too much to walk a dog what comes out of the goodness of my heart several things make Gavin's browse sync move in and little job and two measly dollars what's all this about Aunt Myrtle moving and walking Carlota that means dog of hers is going to be his job for just $2 a day. Better than a quarter of the day he supposes as if she's heard some of his unspoken question Gavin's mom turns to Danielle and Gavin and says Aunt Myrtle is going to stay with us for a week or so while Uncle Fester goes to his Barber Shop harmonizers convention in Kansas City Gavin looks over at Uncle Fester who's now smiling with a Faraway expression on his face he looks like a man he's getting ready to make a great escape so his mother continues since Auntie doesn't like to stay in their big house all alone I thought it might be nice if she stayed here Mom Smiles brightly at each of them Danielle cocks her head and smiles. Gavin stares down at his hands isn't this good news his mother products aren't we going to be happy to have her especially you Gavin now you're going to have this nice little way to earn money and show responsibility I don't know if my snow globe can actually be replaced Danielle said just to complicate things Gavin suspect well Aunt Myrtle says he'll be able to give you its value she turns back to go now let's eat those piece why did he think aunt Myrtle would forget about the piece why would he think that he could somehow get out of finishing them off once again he must struggle with another Fork bolt with all eyes on him he holds his breath and manages to get it down by thinking of the peach cobbler his mother made for dessert mind over matter as soon as his audience has moved their attention away from him and onto their own concerns he manages to deposit the next forkful into the napkin on his lap he looks up just as Aunt Myrtle was mentioning carlotta's accommodations his mom doesn't like dogs in the house and that's going to be a problem we have a nice little shed off the garage at Myrtle she said now Aunt Myrtle's mouth presses into a disapproving line and she looks to Kevin's dad in a quiet voice she says Carlotta is not an outside dog the shock would probably kill her Gavin dropped his head down to hide the smile he's trying very hard not to show at Myrtle goes on the only time she's ever outside is when Wester here walks her Gavin's mom is quiet at Myrtle looks again to Gavin's father as if she's addressing only him it seems to force his dad to take a stand I think we can keep Carlotta on the back porch behind a child skate we still have those used when Gavin was little in the garage Gavin's mom doesn't say anything she takes a bite of mashed potatoes Aunt Myrtle Smiles as if she's just won a boxing match round when the last of his peace heavy can wash down with milk or slipped into his napkin which he plans to stuff into his pocket and discard in the toilet at the first opportunity Gavin asks to be excused he has to do this only one Aunt Myrtle and Uncle vester are visiting before his mother can an Aunt Myrtle Texas plate she Squints at it for a few seconds as if trying to find a p you may go she finally says he stands quickly shows his balled-up napkin into his pocket and practically box out of the room he's free however before he can completely escape the dining room at Myrtle gets in Gavin here is going to make a good dog walker while Wester is at his harmonizers convention I know he and Carlotta are going get along just fine Gavin manages to smile weekly he thinks of carlotta's face the round black button nose the ugly cotton candy orange feathery fur with bits of black and white there shortly bikes and sharp toenails that make clicking noises on hard floors he thinks of carlotta's mouth always fixed in something between a grin and a Lear while she pants her stinky breath and shows off her pointed razor sharp key I think she'd love to sink them into Gavin's leg her liquidy eyes are always bright and Medicine a week with Carlotta how will he ever be able to stand it that's the end of chapter 2 I can't wait to see what becomes and what happens in chapter 3 did you guess who the mystery reader is today it's me mrs. pealo your computer science teacher I hope you enjoyed chapter 2 have a great night

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