Young Talent

WE ARE ALWAYS THERE - A CABBY & GABBY Story

Shadow, the dog, looked over the fence – she could only just reach the top with her paws – but she had to look because she had heard Ben crying again. She saw Ben sitting on a stone by the shed at the bottom of his garden with his face buried in his hands.

His scruffy clothes looked like the only water they had seen were the tears running down his face making splotches on his tattered T-shirt, Shadow didn’t like this at all and so found the loose fencing board and managed to put her nose through it. She felt safer on all four legs anyhow.

She made whimpering noises through the gap as she was so upset that Ben was crying again and it looked like he had a new big bruise on his arm. Ben got up and rushed over to her and buried his face into the bit of her head that had come through the fence. He was careful not to break the fence as he pushed the board over a bit more, as he didn't want to be hurt again by step father again.

“Oh, Shadow” he sobbed “My step-dad told me off because I hadn’t hoovered under the sofa and then he got cross with me”.... click to read more