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Alex closed the kennel door and
turned to leave the pet shop he had just finished his first day at work
and he was exhausted. Locked the door and pulled down the gate. could
he ever imagine that this job would be this demanding. Wearliy he made
his way down the alley heading for home suddenly two boys turned the
corner running right at him. he tried to move out of the way but he was
too late the first Boy with thick black hair and raging eyes hammered
right into his chest and Alex fell back in disbelief. without a word of
apology the young boy popped up and then he returned to a sprint and
his friend chased after him. "Hey"! Alex called behind the stampede of
feet. "Come back"! It was if he was talking to the brick wall next to
him because the Boys ran off and they showed no signs of returning.
Answer Key
Alex closed the kennel door and turned to
leave the pet shop he had just finished his first day at work and he
was exhausted. Locked the door and pulled down the gate. Could he ever imagine that this job would be this demanding? Wearliy he made his way down the alley heading for home suddenly two boys turned the corner running right at him. He tried to move out of the way but he was too late the first boy with thick black hair and raging eyes hammered right into his chest and Alex fell back in disbelief. Without a word of apology the young boy popped up and then he returned to a sprint and his friend chased after him. "Hey!" Alex called behind the stampede of feet. "Come back!" It was if he was talking to the brick wall next to him because the boys ran off and they showed no signs of returning.
