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I was running away! I had enough of Gran nagging me. Mum was dead! Dad said that he needed time to recover from the loss of Mum. So now I’m here with Gran. I don’t have any friends here and I have decided to go back to Dad. I miss mum, I knew if she was here she would not ever send me to stay with Gran. I packed all my things and crept slowly and quietly towards the door. I made sure I opened the door very quietly because my Gran had such sharp ears that she could hear a pin drop even though she is sleeping. I padded down the stairs and I could hear Gran snoring. Once I reached the landing I put my boots and my duffel coat on. I opened the front door and ran out all the way down the lane. Then BANG! I had tripped over something cold. I reached for my bag and took out my emergency torch; I could see an egg like shape with small little cracks it was dark blue and was glistening in the beam of the torch. Then I felt a sting of pain I only realised now as I had grazed my knees badly and now it was bleeding. I had to go back to Gran’s house because I could hardly walk with my bruised knee and the train station is miles away I had no hope now of getting back to dad. I got up with my rucksack then I thought what I should do with that ice blue egg' I decided to take it with me. I picked it up and my hands froze! It was freezing cold but I did not dare to drop it, if I did I would probably wake the whole street just limped home carrying the egg. As I opened the door Gran was their standing in front of me wearing her night gown I quickly hid the egg. So I behind my back, I just could not believe it! “What do you think you’re doing out here young lady at this time of night” Gran had said. I stammered. Get inside Gran said loudly at with that she marched towards the kitchen her night gowns tail whipping for one side to the other. In that gap of time I dragged my rucksack in and the egg shut the front door limped up the stairs as fast as I could and limped into my room. As soon as I entered I threw the rucksack across the room then carefully placed the egg underneath by bed. As soon as I did so I limped back downstairs and waited by the kitchen. Gran came out holding a mug of hot chocolate and gave it to me she then asked where I went. I looked at her with the most innocent eyes. Then she just said tell me tomorrow it is getting late and I don’t want you tired at school. Chop! Chop! She said. So I walked upstairs trying not to limp if I did limp than Gran was sure to ask what happened, I can never stop from being nosy. Well that’s what I thought because she was always poking her nose into other people’s business. Like the last time she poked her nose into........ Next morning I woke up thinking that everything that had happened last night was just a dream I was just imagining the whole lot of things that had happened. Just to make sure I got out of bed and observed what was under the bed which was only my old shoes my books and a broken egg. What a broken egg something inside this had just come out! Out of nowhere something soft with yellow claws, scaly skin, something small, with a grin that reached from one earlobe to the other and with blazing golden eyes stared at me vividly. I screamed that my own scream pierced my ears. “Hullo” it said which freaked me out even more. Gran marched into the room and said are you trying to wake up the whole street, stop screaming like you’re crazy and get downstairs for breakfast. I just stood there watching Gran march off. I could not believe that right now in my room there was a dragon in my room. I looked over to where the dragon was playing with the lamp switch. I stride over to the baby dragon. I thought there were such things as dragons but here it was in front of me. I quickly got dressed whilst wondering what I should do with baby dragon when I am at school and I didn’t what to feed it and also I didn’t want Gran to see it because if she did I was dead. I stared at the dragon sadly deep in thought of what I should do with it; then right in front me it started to shrink and shrink then it stopped I looked at it was just the size for me to put him in my satchel but he didn’t stop shrinking until he was the size for me to put him in my pocket. So I picked up the baby dragon and put it in my pocket Gran gave some sausages, mash and some beans for breakfast. When Gran was not looking I sneaked sausage into my pocket for the dragon in a flash the dragon ate it so I quickly put the whole batch into my coat pocket. I swallowed the mash and gulped down the milk, before Gran could complain about something. I grabbed my satchel and ran out the front door leaving the door behind banging shut. I scurried down the street feeling for the baby dragon in my pocket but it was not in my pocket anymore it had disappeared. I looked at up and down the street for the baby dragon and there it was scuttling through the park gates. I ran after it. I saw it near an old lady was going down for a stroll in the morning. Do you know what this baby dragon did' It trotted up to the old lady, climbed up her walking stick then it suddenly onto her nose and with its tiny little sharp claws it started to pick her nose then flicked it away this green snot soared across and landed on a bench next to a man reading a newspaper. The old lady screamed so loudly. Then the baby dragon crawled on top of her head and inspected her white hair then the old lady did something tremendously funny! She reached for the baby dragon on top of her head and flung it. The baby dragon which was gripping onto her hair had torn of the wig the old lady was wearing and was flying through the air. SPLASH! The wig had landed in the pond! The old lady, putting her hands on top of her head, hobbled away! I ran over to the pond and lurched in the water trying to find the baby dragon, when something or someone tapped me on the back. I turned around to meet the gaze of the baby dragon scratching its head then it jumped into my pocket understandingly. I looked at my watch it was 8.45am I was going to be late; I only had five minutes to get to school. I ran as fast as I could, fortunately the school bell rang the exact moment I got to school. Just when I got inside I remembered that I had to find somewhere to put the dragon where it could not make any sound. Just then I remembered that I had pockets in my trousers so I stuffed the baby dragon in. If I did not hurry I would be late for my Maths lesson. I hated Maths; the thing is I am really rubbish at it. In Maths I sat next to a girl called Charlotte. She has curly brown hair and deep blue eyes, she is really quiet and she is always by herself which is a bit weird. She has no friends just like me. My maths teacher, Mr Roberts marches into the room and the class quietens down. Everyone is scared of Mr Roberts except Scrag Murphy who is a real bully he is always full of himself. We started our Maths lesson by doing multiplication Mr Roberts pointed at me saying “what’s 6times 6” “Urumm! Urummmmm!” I mumbled. A muffled voice from my pocket says “thirty-six.” So I told Mr Roberts thirty-six he said well done! He’s never said that me but that is obvious because I ‘m not really good at Maths. Suddenly the baby dragon started to try to scramble out of my pocket. Finally the baby dragon had managed to pop its head out the dragon curiously stared around. Now it was Scrag Murphy’s turn to answer a question but of course Scrag Murphy did not know the answer the whole class burst out laughing at him. Mr Roberts said to him “if Bethany can do it of course you can do it as well.” Soon it was play time I ran out into the cold air of the playground. With the baby dragon safely inside my pocket. I was walking by myself when Scrag Murphy appeared, I could see he was mad by his red face and I was sure I know why because of what happened in Maths. He walked towards me I tried to move back but I could not my legs were stiff in fright. “Do you think you’re a smarty pants!”He said. “No!” I muttered back. Then suddenly the baby dragon in pocket started to squirm. Out it came the little monster with sharp teeth, glowing eyes and with its razor sharp claws. Its eyes narrowed Scrag Murphy. Without stopping for another look, it blew a huge flame onto Scrag Murphy, it d not burn him or hurt him or hurt him in anyway. The baby dragon shot back into my pocket as I looked up at Scrag Murphy. “Sorry!” he said. I stared at him in bewilderment as he ran back to his friends. I just could not believe it Scrag Murphy never said sorry to anyone, better he had never been nice to me. Then I stared at the baby dragon which was curled up in a ball what wonders did it bring I thought' The quiet girl who sits next to me in maths class Charlotte came towards me. My heart missed a beat. Had she seen the baby dragon' If she had what would happen/ like these so many different spun around my head. “Hi” she said. I nodded back to her she smiled at me for the first time and asked me if I wanted to skip with her. Of course I said, yes. I could not believe that I had finally found a friend. After school had finished I walked home with my new friend charlotte. I knocked on the door of Gran’s house, the door opened. “What took you so long!” moaned Gran. The baby dragon popped its head out from my pocket and once more it blew a big flame but when this took place no flame burned Gran it was a swirl sparkles that swirled around Gran. There was a glitter everywhere! The baby dragon jumped onto my shoulder and sat there with a cheeky grin. “Bethany your dad is coming here at 4’o clock get ready for tea now dear,” Gran said in such a cheerful happy voice that I had never heard from her before. “Okay” I said happily grinning at the baby dragon that’s when I realised that no one knew about the baby dragon because it was invisible. It’s a strange thing that I can only see it. I trotted upstairs into my room to get ready for tea. I got dressed and I went downstairs for tea. In the middle of tea the bell rang and I went and answered it. Dad was standing there with tear in his eyes I hugged him and cried. I let him in and closed the Gran was standing there with tear in her eyes. We all walked into the kitchen, sat down had tea together. The dragon jumped out of my trouser pocket climbed onto the table and stared at my dad! The dragon blew the third huge flame which whizzed around my dad then disappeared. Then suddenly my dad said that he had an announcement make me, Gran and my dear little dragon listened carefully. I’ve got a new job here so I have decided that we are going to sell our old house and move in with your Gran for a while. I stared at Gran she looked so happy. After tea I ran upstairs into my room and I stared at the baby dragon. How magical it was. In just a day it had turned my miserable life into a happy life. Scrag Murphy was nice to me now. I have got a new friend. Also Gran is really nice to me and now Gran, dad and I we can live together. I looked at the dragon and asked if it would stay with me. This is what it said: Once sunsets I shall be gone But your life will be happy again My work is done here Now I shall rest and find Someone else who is in need I shall never forget you GOODBYE! With that it turned over to the open window, it spreads its wings out and flew out. I ran toward s the window with tears in my eyes the baby dragon flew away without looking back but I was sure it also had tears in its eyes. I stared out at the baby dragon until it vanished into the clouds... True to the dragons words I still live happily!