Chapter 4

“No, Rob isn’t here…I don’t know when he’ll be back…Try his cell.”

Gracie only knew the word “Rob.” But she saw Bryan got sad again when he said it. Why did Rob make Bryan sad? Gracie was glad he wasn’t here. Why wasn’t Bryan glad, too?

They went on their walk. Gracie was happily sniffing and looking for interesting things to try to chase. She saw two animals Bryan called squirrels. She tried to chase them. They ran up a tree. She barked at a human who went by fast on a thing with wheels. She barked at another human who ran by. Her Bryan told her to “leave it.” He didn’t seem to understand that things that went fast made her want to run after them.

A man came out of his house and walked to his car. He called, “Hi” to Bryan. Bryan stopped.

Gracie went up to the man to say “Hi” by wagging her tail.

He bent and scratched her ears.

Gracie looked at Bryan. He was smiling. Talking to this man made him happy.

A lady came out of the house.

Gracie said “Hi” to her, too. So did Bryan.