“Please wait till we get to the garden, ok? Don’t pee yourself,” I warned mockingly.
I had to put Little Hayden down on the floor so that I could gather my art materials and tools that I needed to take outside to work on some art in the garden. Little Hayden looked a little confused at suddenly being let down from my arms, but he still chose to stick close to me. He walked around my heels and followed me as I moved around gathering things in the art studio. Honestly, I was quite scared that I would step on his little paws as I walked.
After gathering all the tools that I needed, I carried Little Hayden in my arms along with the bag of tools. Already, I found it quite challenging. Maybe this is what being a single mum feels like…a little…
Balancing work and raising a puppy is going to be one hell of a job. Not to talk about my struggling career as a new artist. Thankfully, Little Hayden seemed to be the sweet and obedient type and I hoped that he would remain that way. Now, where are the guards?
I didn’t make it out of my room without struggling with the loads in my arms. Maybe if I can just get to the stairs and find the guards, they can help me carry some of the stuff. That was exactly what happened a little while after when I found the guards stationed right at the stairs.
“Can you help carry some of my stuff? I’m heading to the garden,” I requested politely.
Little Hayden panted loudly and started sniffing as I stood in front of the men. The puppy showed interest in seeing other people before he started barking softly. His small little bark was so adorable, but I still decided to hush him up so that he would learn not to bark so much while we were indoors. After passing on the art tools to a man in the guard squad, I made my way to the garden with Little Hayden in my arms.
“I’m going to put your down but don’t run away, ok?” I told Little Hayden while I wonder if he even understood a word that I was saying.
I bent down and carefully placed Little Hayden on the grass. He seemed overly excited at his newfound freedom and began running around in circles. He ran around my feet before running towards the guards to sniff their shoes in turn. The guards pretty much ignored him, probably because they were supposed to be on guard and that led Little Hayden to bark as he attempted to get their attention.
While all of that was going on, I was looking around for a decent place to set up my materials so that I could sketch out something. If I remembered correctly, there were many flowers that way to the side of the mansion. Auntie was spot on, and the weather was amazing today. It wasn’t too hot or cold and it was windy enough. The sky was a clear blue without clouds or signs of rain. I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day to be outdoors.
“Let’s go over there. Little Hayden, follow me!” I called out to the puppy.
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