Cutting Scenes - The Fine Line

demented eyes, and the ears pointed upwards, he just about
choked on what he’d been eating.”
He leapt up onto the table to escape my snapping jaws, but,
when I jumped up beside him, he made a break for it. Ignoring
his booty, he rushed headlong towards the window he’d broken to
enter in the first place. Disorientated and in a blind panic, he
dived through the wrong window. He hit the ground outside,
covered in glass confetti.”
“Without a moment’s hesitation, he rose and raced off into the
darkness, nursing his cuts and bruises. My growl urged him on.”
“If dogs were meant to have a sense of humour, I would’ve
laughed ‘til I dropped. When I told Toby later, that’s exactly
what he did. I guess humans are better equipped in some ways.”
“At least Toby appreciated me much more after that. In
fact, I’m spoiled rotten; a situation I can heartily recommend.”
“They say humans are much smarter than dogs, but guess
again. I know who my money’s on.”
“See You.”
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