Ruined House, Ruined Vocabulary Book

"We left Marley alone during a thunderstorm and we came back the house was completely destroyed" (Locations 240-245).  That is so unfortunate.  Can you imagine leaving the house for a few hours and then coming home with it being completely destroyed? Luckily, I never have had to go through that.  At least not directly like that.  However, one time I left Bella alone because I had ballet.  When I came back, my vocabulary book was completely destroyed.  I had homework due the next day and I literally had to say, "Ms. Garland, my dog ate my homework."  I took the book for evidence.  She couldn't believe it! She literally took my book and showed it to all of the other 6th grade teachers.  It was kinda humiliating.  For me, that was a tragedy.  I cannot imagine coming home to my house being in ruins!

Unfortunately for Josh, that is exactly what he came home to.  That was when he and Jenny, his wife, learned that Marley was afraid of thunderstorms.  He was not much older.  He was still a puppy in many ways.  His reaction was surprisingly calm.  I would have thrown a fit and called my parents asking for their help.  Josh, on the other hand, just cleaned it up and ended up laughing about it later on.  That is when the phrase "sucks to suck" can truly be used.  The worst part is that this event is only the beginning of their troubles.  Marley has a lot more up his sleeve.  He is disobedient and is constantly embarrassing them.  He is definitely the opposite of Saint Shaun, Josh's childhood dog.  Marley is literally the perfect example of a devil dog, at least for now.