Opening scene …….. It’s an elegant house set high on a hill – guests are in their finery, evening dresses and dinner suits, mingling around the chandeliered dining room, chatting, glancing at the table set for a sumptuous dinner, sipping champagne. Handan is holding court – with a beautiful pink sparkly jewelled necklace – she has her “admirers” surrounding her.
REALITY Check —- it is hot hot hot sticky sticky. It is so quiet at the KAR center – it is too hot for the dogs to do very much at all. Only a few visitors have been up to see them – everywhere in TRNC is just too hot to do anything. The dogs are mostly lying in a shady spot – getting up just for a drink to try and keep cool.
The elegant compound on top of hill (where the KAR Center is) has the Des Res address of Doggy Avenue 1
“ Look”, Handan mutters quite indignantly, “I am telling you the truth – you all know I don’t tell lies. Oh well ok maybe just sometimes – like when I pinched your sock toy and chewed it up Trev – well when a Gal is bored she is bored what is she suppose to do ? . I did apologise. But I am telling the truth”
Abby and Trev looked at her somewhat disbelievingly.
“I am leaving – I am going to a place called UK and Hertfordshire – whoa hang on a mo!!! I have to give away some of my blood soon ……will I have to give away my heart … is that why it’s called Hertfordshire. Oh no surely not. That cannot be right “Handan shakes her head but a worried look creeps into her eyes.
“I don’t know when I am going but I am told it might just be in time for Christmas. I like Christmas – we get presents each and the “production crew” has a BBQ and are all extra happy. I hope I can take some presents with me…..will my new family have a BBQ at Christmas and will they be extra happy? “
Abby and Trev are not quite sure if Handan is happy or sad – so they do what all good roommates (and friends do) they get closer to Handan to reassure her that it will all be ok. The “production crew” would only EVER do what is best for all of them – they know that and Handan does deep down too.
All of a sudden there is one bark then another and before long dogs are running here there and everywhere – up and down their compounds.
“Fantastic – its food time” yells Trev, Abby and Handan (plus 237 others!). The “production crew” each arrive in to the compounds bearing gifts of FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD.
“Fantastic grubs up “yells Handan – forgetting her manners for a sec! – “I LOVE CONCOCTION MIXTURE it is my FAVOURITE….it’s a different recipe now that the schools and colleges etc don;t give us their left overs – but it is still GAWGOUS. I hope they have CONCOCTION MIXTURE in Hertfordshire “
After 5 mins of vigorous enthusiastic eating – the dogs have a drink and settle down for their post lunch nap in the shade.
Closing scene —- Handan wanders over to her favorite corner, scuffs up the ground a little and lies down. “ Do you know what – I think I AM going to give up my heart – I think will give it to my new family Lisa and Mark – they even have 2 roommates for me called Fizzy and Scooter and I can tell them all about my mates Abby and Trev………….. I am getting ready even now – I can feel that they already have a little bit of my heart. It can’t be that bad can it – giving up your heart?”
A dreamy look comes over her face as she settles down to sleep.
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