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David's mom burst in only pausing a second after seeing me before walking over to David and whispering in his ear. The look of fear that spread across David's face was enough to break my heart all over again. He whimpered in fear before burying his face in his pillow. "Let me guess your veronica" she said glancing at me before looking back at David. "Yes and you must be Mrs. Williams but maybe I should just go I don't want to intrude on whatever is going I'll see you Monday at school David" I said turning around and getting ready to walk out the door. "Just call me Claire and absolutely not can you call your parents and ask if you can stay the night?" she asked not taking her eyes off of David. "Why?" I asked now even more concerned for David if his mom was asking me to stay then it can't be good. "There is a huge thunderstorm coming and David is terrified of them I thought you can distract him and help him through it" she said looking up at me. How could I say no? David has been my friend for a while but just recently I realized my feelings for him. "Sure" I said taking out my cellphone and dialing my house number waiting for someone to answer. MY mom answered after the third ring and I could tell right away she was cooking because the sound of a blender in the background. "HEY SWEETIE WHATS UP?" my mom practically yelled over the sound of the blender. "Hey mom can I spend the night at David's his moms hear and all so its not like were alone" I said glancing at the big ball of black fluff trembling under the comforter. "SURE JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU REMEMBER......." I couldn't hear her over the blender and the mixer together I wondered what she was making. "What? I couldn't hear you" I said again looking back at David and his mom. "Sorry" she said after turning everything off. "I was going to say that you need to remember that it's his birthday tomorrow so you still need to leave early to help me get the cake in the car and load his gift to" she said sounding like she was eager to get back to baking. "Ok bye mom" I said before closing my phone and turning back to the group. David A few hours have passed and the storm finally reached this part of Minnesota. The thunder rumbled and lightning flashed. My mom had long since moved me down to the basement where the sound was muffled and then put on some music and turned it up trying to block out the sounds of the thunder. But with canine ears not much could really be done about it. Veronica came down the stairs to deliver a tray of dinner because I could not make it to the kitchen and back. Seconds after that thought passed through my head a big flash of lightning and clap of thunder made me jump and whimper. "I'm pathetic" I whimpered looking at the ground. "No you are not lots of people that are afraid of thunder it's nothing to be ashamed of" Veronica said walking over and placing the tray on a bed side table. Why do we have a bed in the basement is because when there where storms that last all night like this one I have a place to stay. "I can't even handle a little storm" I said growling at myself my hackles raising and my hair ruffling. I remember a year ago some time during summer that things started going south with my dad. It was during a particularly large storm I was in the basement room before my dad came down. "Hey champ how you doing?" he asked sitting down at the edge of my bed and patting my back. I turned to look at him tears still streaming from my eyes "Ill manage". "If you don't mind me asking why you are still afraid of storms when you are in high school?" he asked in a joking matter. "I'd rather not answer that question" I said my face falling. I don't know why but my dad has been getting on my nerves lately being more sarcastic and criticizing. "Why you chicken?" he said trying to make a joke but I hated it that he never took anything serious even his first born son. "No I just do...." I started to say through gritted teeth before he interrupted. "BAK! BAK! BAK!" he said making chicken sounds and making me more irritated. "Can't you just leave me alone" I asked with growl shifting away from her. "Hey champ I'm just making a joke" he said placing a paw on my shoulder and starting to sound serious for the first time in a long time . "That's exactly what I mean" I mumbled shrugging his paw off and raping the blanket tighter around me. "Oh come on lighten up man" Tim said placing his hand on my shoulder again. I turned my head and giving it a light squeeze. I growled and turned my giving his hand a quick nip. "Fine I was trying help make you feel better and this how you repay me!" he growled under his breath. "Hope you enjoy your storm wimp" he said halfway up the stairs. I had completely forgot all about the storm with our argument. I quickly hid under the covers as a large flash and the clap that came with it flashed by the window. What I didn't know was that I had actually hidden under the comforter after the last flash and bang. I peeked out over the top of the blanket with a scared look and was starting to tremble again till veronica leaned over and gave me a kiss on the cheek and then a quick hug. After sitting up she gave me a comforting smile and handed me a plate with a sandwich and a glass of milk from the tray. "Now eat your dinner is getting cold." She said laying her hand on my shoulder and giving me another smile. I take a bite and sip some milk before setting both down and sighing. "What's wrong?" she asked looking at me in a way that made me feel guilty so I looked away uneasily. After a few seconds I felt a paw on my chin tilting my head up I tried to fight it but it was no use as she lifted my head. As I finally looked up our lips met in a passionate kiss after a few seconds she pulled away and I instantly looked down again but not in guilt but in embarrassment. Again she lifted my chin meeting little resistance. "Hey what's up now? You can tell me." She said looking into my eyes with a pleading look. I couldn't hold back the tears any more my eyesight blurred and I let out a faint sob. My dinner going forgotten I buried my face in my hands and let it out all the hurt, depression, anger, sadness, and hate. VERONICA Seeing him like that was just awful I thought we had solved all his problem's what with his dad and his leg, his crush on me and his attitude toward his mom. We hadn't even began to scratch the surface I just hope that one day he will be as I remember. Just the thought of the fun loving canine that could take very little seriously, but could if it was important. But then I thought about what he has become of my best friend. The moody, easily angered, stressed pup that just wanted guidance and help. I looked at him for a few more seconds before reaching over and grabbing his wrists pulling them down from his tear stained face. "Please tell me what has made you so sad?" I said trying to decide what the next plan of action was in order to cheer him up. "This i-i-is getting t-to be too much" he said looking up at me. "What is it David? You can tell me I'm here to help." I said rubbing his cheek trying to comfort him as much as possible. "Ever since Gorge died things have been going downhill I needed someone I could trust and talk to but my mom was always working and my dad never took anything seriously" he said finally getting his tears under control. "Why couldn't you talk to Justin? He is your brother you can trust him." I said hoping he didn't have anything else bothering him I didn't know if I could take much more of seeing him like this. "No he wouldn't understand he would tell someone" he said backing away and curling up into a ball. I instantly got scared I didn't know why but just the way he said it made it sound like he committed a crime. "David what would he have told people that was so important?" I whispered trying to make it sound like he could trust me but it all depended. He looked up at me and I saw so much fear in his eyes. "James said that after Gorge took his life that I would have to take both our beatings for the first 2months with a large painful beating right away." He said not looking away but the fear remained in his eyes. "He somehow got ahold of an electric dog collar like the ones they use for non-anthro dogs" he said starting to shake. I didn't like where this was going and hoped it wasn't what I thought it was. "David what did he do?" I tried to get him to continue and it looked he wouldn't till he took a shaky breath. "He came to me one day after gym class after every one had left and locked the locker room door then backed me into a corner he tied my wrists together and put the collar on me no matter how hard I fought he overpowered me he said I had to do everything he said or he would shock me he then untied my wrists at first I was mad and charged at him but he pressed a button on a little remote and I felt shocking pain that made me feel like every nerve in my body burn and ache I fell to the floor twitching in pain till he stopped after he let me catch my breath he made me get up and sit on the bench he got out his laptop and opened it he then forced me to watch videos of lightning storms and when I tried to protest he shocked me again" I couldn't believe what I was hearing the poor pup in front of me had been through more than some do in there whole life and he's a teenager. I didn't really want to hear more but i couldn't tell him to stop.