The Kid with a Football and a Dog

It was a collie, long silky hair, tall and proud of itself. Having captured the ball it stood over, waiting for all but a small boy to run up to him. Timothy saw a smart kid with golden hair, shorts and a t-shirt running towards the ball. Picking up the ball he patted the dog calling him ‘Rufus’ and barely glanced at Timothy while turning back. When his eye met that of Timothy he stopped suddenly, looked around and realized he was in someone else’s home.

He walked up to to Timothy, apologized for coming into his garden without permission and then extended his hand introducing himself as Martin.