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Unfortunately, Megan’s dad was coming down the stairs, with his arms full of pictures from the bedrooms that he needed to bubble-wrap.
Ellie yowled as he accidentally trod on her paw, and tried to shoot off[49] through his legs.
Megan’s dad stumbled down the stairs, twisting his ankle. He landed painfully at the bottom.
Clutching his ankle, he looked up to see Ellie staring down at him.
‘That stupid dog!’ he yelled. ‘Megan! Ellie just tripped me up on the stairs. You’re supposed to be watching her! I thought Mum told you to put her outside.’
Megan and her mum had heard the crash, and they were already running along the landing.[50]
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‘No,’ her father muttered crossly, stretching his ankle. ‘Take that dog outside, now. Ow!’
Megan carried Ellie back into the garden. The little dog was shivering. She wasn’t used to being shouted at[52], and she’d never heard Megan’s dad sound so cross. Megan sat down on the garden bench and cuddled Ellie, whispering soothing words. ‘Ssshh, he didn’t mean it. I’m sorry, Ellie, I should have made sure[53] you couldn’t get back in.’
Ellie snuggled into her fleecy top, still shaking. At least Megan wasn’t angry with her. She whined with pleasure as Megan stroked her ears.
She knew Megan would always be there to look after her.
Chapter Three
Ellie rested her chin on Megan’s shoulder, as she lovingly stroked her head over and over.
‘Megan!’ Mum was calling from inside. Megan stood up slowly, carrying Ellie. She was growing so fast! She had been so small when they got her, it had been easy to hold her like this. But now she was getting to be a real weight.
‘Oof, Ellie, my arms are going to fall off,’ Megan teased her lovingly, as she carried her up the garden. She felt Ellie tense up a little as they went into the kitchen to join Mum and Dad. Obviously she remembered Dad shouting at her. ‘Hey, ssshhh, it’s OK,’ she whispered. But Ellie buried her nose in Megan’s neck and whimpered.
‘Is Ellie all right?’ Mum asked. ‘She didn’t get hurt too, did she?’[54]