Ch. 2 The cards we're delt (Eddie and Ralph)

The dog was still there in the morning. It barked at Eddie. He sat up and stared at it and it just smiled and wagged its tail. Eddie looked at his alarm clock 6:00am, he realized that he had forgotten to set his alarm last night.
"Your a weird dog," he said looking at Pogo. He got out of bed. "You know my parents can't find out you're here or they will call animal contoll." Pogo got up and went down the fire escape. "What a weird dog."
He went about his morning routeen; shower, dress andbreakfast. He sat at the kitchen table eating his cerial.
"Your going to drop Ralph off at his cre school right?" asked his mother.
"Yes mom"
"and then your going to tutoring right?"
"Yes mom."
"And if the train is broken agin your going to call, right?"
"Yes, Mom." Ralph came into the kitchen. He was wearing his uniform for his school.
"Mom? Why do I have to go to a special school?" he asked.
"Becasue your a special boy."
"But it's Sunday, why do I have to go to school on Sunday?"
"Because no one is going to be around to watch you."
"Why?'
"Because we have important things to do."
"Why?"
"Thats what grown ups do."
"Can a dog live on the fire escape?"
"What?"
"Nothing," said Ralph going into Eddies room. Eddie just chucked to himself.
"They will probably never get it," he thought. He finished his breakfast and went into his room.
"Pogo's not here," said Ralph.
"He is probably hiding from mom and dad." Eddie picked up his back pack, "Ready for school?"

They left the apartment and went into the elivator.
"This is just degrading for Ralph," Eddie thought. "Mom calling his school 'care school' because she doesn't want to admitt that its a special needs school. She treats it like its a day care for him instead. He is 10 and I'm the only one that spends time with him, because I know mom and dad don't want to deal with him sometimes but still he is their son and my brother."
"Eddie? What are you thinking about?"
"When Pogo is going to be back on the fire escape." The exited the builing.
"Pogo!" shouted Ralph. Eddie turnind around and sure enough Pogo was fallowing them.
"Come on Ralph, we don't have time to play with Pogo."
"Ok bye Pogo."
They went to the subway station, Pogo was still fallowing them. They got onto the train, Pogo was there too. They got to Ralph's school and Pogo was there.
"Hey Ralph are you going to try to go home by yourself today?"
"Yes, are you going to hang out with you friends?"
"Yay, see you later buddy." Ralph went inside, Eddie turned and Pogo was stnding infront of him. "Can you make sure Ralph gets home?" He barked and sat down by the school gate. "Waht a strange dog."

Eddie went to the tutoring center.
"Hey Eddie," said one of his friends.
"Hey whats up?"
"You coming after?"
"Yay, I'll see you then. You going to bring the pt?"
"Fuck yay, we all need to unwind."