The Second Slice of Life

Getting our Dog:

It was summer, a very hot summer to say the least, and even hotter in our black car. My knee rocked and heat pored into my body. The car finally pulled up into the park, where a shabby man and a dog were waiting for us. We stomped out onto the freshly cut grass on the park. Suddenly the dog flew from the man towards me. He placed his paws on my chest and licked my face as if it was ice-cream. "We'll name him Louis," I said.
"First you guys have to sign this waver,"the shabby man said as he handed my mom a floppy piece of paper. My mom proceeded to sign it while my brother, sister and I smothered our new dog Louis. He sat next to me on the car ride home.