Lila: Mom, how long will you be gone?
Lila’s Mom: Probably two hours.
Lila: MOM. You said last night only one hour. (Annoyed Voice)
Lila’s Dad: Honey, it is what it is. Me and your mom haven’t been out in a long
time. Besides, it's only a quick dinner. And if you feel scared at night you have
got tucker with you. (says happily)
Lila: (Looks at her 2-month puppy who would wag his tail and kiss a terrorist)
Tucker: (Wag’s tail and widens adorable eyes at Lila)
Lila’s Mom: bye honey (closes door)
Lila is exhausted. But not sleepy, so she goes upstairs, changes into pjs, then goes back downstairs and starts watching a movie on the couch with Tucker in her lap. She takes a bowl of vanilla ice-cream and gives Tucker a spoon every now and then.
Lila: What's that?! (people talking on tv, Lila sees flash outside)
Tucker: (perks ears up and gives out a little bark)
Lila: Tucker, let’s go see what it is.
Tucker: (whines and runs under the couch)
Lila: Oh c’mon, don’t be such a baby, even though you are.
1
Lila puts on her sneakers. She gets Tucker’s leash. She puts it on Tucker. She tugs but Tucker doesn’t budge, so she carries Tucker out of the door and gets her phone on the way out.
Lila & Tucker: (goes to the backyard and sees it again. It's bright and fast like lightning. Zips through the yard behind one tree to the other)
Tucker: bark!
Lila: shhhh, we have to be absolutely quiet. We can’t scare it away. (says in a whisper)
Lila: - ring, ring, - (Lila’s phone starts ringing, it’s her mom)
Lila’s Mom: Hey sweetie, how’s it going? We're just checking in.
Lila: hi mom, um yeah it's going great (says in quiet whispering voice)
Lila’s Mom: why are you whispering, is everything alright? Lila: yeah! Totally fine it’s just…Tuckers sleeping.
Lila’s Mom: gotcha, we’ll be back in about 45 minutes.
Lila: ok, love you, bye.
Lila’s Mom: bye (phone call ends)
Tucker: (whines)
Lila: It’s not the end of the world that I lie about you, ok? Let’s go, Tucker, we should check it out.
Lila steps foot by foot towards the tree she was so close until she finally peered over and pop!
2
Lila: OMG! That’s no lightning flash. THAT’S A SQUIRREL!!! It has a light on it though.
Tucker: bark! (Tucker charges at full speed. Yanks the leash out of Lila’s hand)
Lila: Tucker!!! (Lila chases after him)
Lila runs after Tucker struggling to keep him in sight when finally, Tucker goes to Rachel's house.
Tucker: Bark!
Lila: Tucker! You’re going to wake them up. It's 9:30!
Rachel: (yawns and opens door in PJ’s.) Lila?
Lila: Hi Rachel I’m so sorry, Tucker took off and started barking when we saw a squirrel.
Rachel: No probl- wait. Did you say squirrel?
Lila: yeah. It was so weird. It had a light attached to it and it was zipping around my yard everywhere. I still don’t know why Tucker ran to your house after.
Rachel: Oh my gosh, that’s my squirrel! I put a light on her because every time I let her roam around the house, she’d get lost and it would take ages to find her but now, it only takes one minute because I see a flashing light in the room.
Lila: Well, what are you doing just standing there?! Your squirrels on the lose!
Rachel: Oh, right!
3
Lila, Rachel & Tucker: (race of into Lila’s backyard to find Rachel’s squirrel)
Lila: What’s your squirrel’s name? (while searching the yard)
Rachel: CHIPPY! There you are!
Lila: So that's his name!
Tucker: Bark! Bark! (sees Lila’s Mom and Dad pulling the car into the driveway)
Lila: OH NO! sorry I have to get back home, and fast. Bye! (Say fast. Runs Home)
Lila grabs Tucker and runs to the back of her house. Then she climbs up the vines up to her room and runs downstairs. She puts her phone on the counter and fasts forward the movie. Then she sits back on the couch.
Lila’s Dad: We’re HOOOMMEE.
Lila’s Mom: Don’t shout! She might be asleep.
Lila: No, I’m not (she says with a smile)
Lila’s Mom: Hi sweetie, how were you?
Lila: Fine! Everything was great!
Lila’s Dad: glad to hear! Now we're both Star Wars experts!
Lila: yeah! (She thinks to herself, (oh no, what if he gives me a quiz))
The End