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Busted

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Throughout dinner, Kevin smuggled choice bits of his meal from his plate into one of Mom's linen napkins, which he kept concealed beneath the table in his lap.

He had to keep focused on being a good brother because of the difficulty he felt in not consuming every morsel of the juicy, tasty pot roast their mother had prepared for dinner. He debated whether dogs should have potatoes and carrots and decided that Jared might appreciate a balance meal, which made it a necessity to surreptitiously remove some of the roasted root vegetables from his plate to join the tidbits of roasted beef in the napkin.

Brotherly sacrifice only went so far. Kevin enjoyed every bite of the apple bite that Mom had baked for dessert. He reasoned that, if Jared didn't realize that there had been dessert, he wouldn't feel slighted.

Finally, as the meal ended, Kevin's impostor sibling excused himself upstairs to his room, Dad retired to the living room to read in his recliner, and Mom started clearing the table. While the coast was clear, Kevin made his move toward the back door. His hand hadn't even reached the doorknob when Mom's voice stopped him in his tracks.

"Where do you think you're going, young man?" Mom asked.

"I just wanted to say good night to..." Kevin caught himself almost saying his brother's name, but caught himself in the nick of time. "... to Shaggy."

"What about homework?" Mom asked.

"I can do that after," Kevin said.

"You know the rules," she said. "Homework before fun."

"I just want to..." Kevin started to object, but he moved his arms too much, which caused one of the potatoes to drop from the napkin and roll across the kitchen tiles. Kevin and his mom both followed the rolling spud across the floor.

When Kevin again raised his face, he found his mother's expression quite stern. "What's going on?" Mom asked. "Are you sneaking table scraps to the dog?"

Caught red-handed, Kevin nodded his head with the excuse, "Shaggy deserves a treat. It's been a really tough time for him."

Mom extended a hand and demanded he surrender the napkin, which she unfolded to find the purloined pot roast and vegetables. "Scraps are not good for Shaggy," she said.

"But Mom..." Kevin started to object.

"End of discussion," she said. "Upstairs! Now! Get to work on that homework."

In the backyard, Jared rested in the entrance of the doghouse. The smell of wood smoke from neighborhood fireplaces kindled against an autumn evening chill tickled his canine nostrils.

He kept hoping Kevin would visit. He wanted to make sure Kev stayed focused on the problem of defeating the impostor and helping him reclaim his human body.

He was surprised when he heard someone whispering his name... from above him. He got awkwardly onto all four paws and raised his head to look toward the second floor window of his brother's room. Kevin leaned out the window, speaking to him in a hushed voice.

"Sorry, Jared," Kev said once he had his brother's attention. "Mom busted me. She said dogs shouldn't eat table scraps."

Jared felt his mouth water at the thought of the lost snack. But he barked once to let Kevin know he understood.

"I'll see you in the morning before school," Kevin promised.

Jared barked once again. The entire situation sucked, and he dropped down onto the dirt and tried to get comfortable. He tried to keep himself positive. Tomorrow would bring good news, he hoped.


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