Moonlight


 * __ Moonlight __**

It was a warm summer’s night. Emma lay in her bed listening to the soft whistle of the wind. Her eyelids started to close slowly. Suddenly she heard something different to the wind. Something louder, could it be the howl of an animal? Emma Madden was 12 yrs old. She had shoulder length sandy brown hair and big brown eyes. Emma had always adored animals, especially dogs. So when she heard the howl she was determined to find out what is was. Emma got out of bed drowsily and tiptoed down the stairs. She took her coat off the hook and put it on. “The keys are in the kitchen drawer,” she thought to herself and went to get the keys. In the drawer she also found a torch so she took it as well. After unlocking the front door Emma headed out into the shadowy night. She flicked the torch on and started surveying the area around her for any clues. But she couldn’t find anything and the howling seemed to have stopped. Part of Emma wanted to keep going but the other part told her to go back to sleep. She decided to keep going. After all, she thought to herself nothing was hiding in the dark. But Emma wasn’t so sure. She nervously walked on. She listened carefully to the howling and followed the noise. Emma was about to give up when she saw another figure in front of her. It was too small to be a person so what could it be? Emma’s heart beat so loud she was sure her neighbours could hear her so she quickly picked up the figure and raced through the door. In the dim light she could just make out the shape of a…… PUPPY! The puppy had a dark brown back, a light brown head and white legs. Emma assumed it was a beagle. She wanted to name the puppy but was too tired to think. So she lifted up the cute puppy and carried him up to her room. In her wardrobe she lay down some newspaper and an old blanket. When suddenly a brilliant idea struck her like lightning. She would name the puppy Moonlight. After all that was what she saw when finding the beagle! Emma lay the adorable beagle down in her wardrobe. Finally she could sleep.

Next morning Emma woke up to the sound of barking. She heaved herself out of bed to check on Moonlight, her new puppy. To her surprise Moonlight wasn’t there! Emma searched all over her messy bedroom but couldn’t find him. She headed down stairs hoping that the puppy had just gone outside for a run. Unfortunately an angry mum stood in front of her holding a beagle exactly like Moonlight. “Explain it, now,” Emma’s mum growled. Emma’s mouth just hung open, like it was ready to catch flies. But Emma’s mum still stood in front of her tapping her foot impatiently. Emma’s eyes welled up with tears. Her mum’s expression softened. “I found this dog in your wardrobe; do you know anything about it?”

By Emily