as she took her dog, Tiger, for a walk. It wasn't the perfect weather for walking but Bernadette (or Bee as everyone called her) was bored. Her parents were gone so she couldn't have anyone over or go anywhere, and there was nothing good on TV. So, she decided she could use the exercise.
Suddenly her dog Tiger lunged forward and started barking. He pulled Bee along as he raced toward the corner of the street. Tiger ran around the corner and stopped as if he had been barking just because he wanted to.
Then, he changed his mind again, he planted his feet in front of Bee and growled at an empty street. "Come on Tiger," Bee said to her dog. "Let's go home."
As if those words were a secret code, the wind picked up. It brought a hot pink piece of paper fluttering down the street. Curious, Bee picked it up. It said:
Lost Dog
Name - Tiger
Size - 35 lbs
Color - all white with a black nose
Call 555-5555 if found
REWARD
It was an exact description of her dog, but he obviously wasn't lost. Dismissing it as a coincidence she threw the paper away. As Bee walked home Tiger was a little wound up. He kept trying to run at other dogs. When they were right across the street from Bee's house, Tiger bolted for a squirrel. Bee lost her grip on the leash, and off Tiger went. She tried to run after him but the little guy was too fast.
After trying to call him back with treats, Bee decided to see if Tiger would come back on his own. She went for another walk and completely forgot the flier. She automatically took the same route she had taken with Tiger. As Bee walked, another mysterious gust of wind came and blew a newspaper clipping her way. Once again Bee picked it up and saw a picture of Bridgette, her sister on it. It said:
Local Student Wins Big Contest
Bee thought at first that maybe it was just some girl that looked exactly like her sister. But then she remembered that her sister did enter a contest for scholarship money. This time she kept the clipping to see if it would come true like the last one.
When Bee got home after her walk, she was greeted by her sister who had a smile on her face. "Guess what?" Bridgette shouted.
"What?" Bernadette replied casually.
"I won the scholarship money! I won the contest! I just got the letter!" she squealed.
Bee ran down the street. Those papers could tell the future. The papers the wind blew in talked about things before they happened. Bee reached the exact spot she was standing in when the papers came at her before. But it was a nice warm day, no clouds, no wind. Bernadette stood there and waited, and waited and waited. Then she sat down and played with the grass. While she waited and waited, and waited, the clouds rolled in and the temperature seemed to drop twenty degrees. Suddenly a gust of wind came up the street. It didn't blow the paper directly to Bernadette so she ran over to pick it up. It was another newspaper clipping. She read what it said and was completely enthralled by this little piece of paper.
This time it said:
Young Girl Run Over By 18 Wheeler
"I have to help this girl!" Bernadette said. The paper was wet so she could only read the bold print. As Bernadette looked at the little piece of paper, she didn't notice the bright 18 Wheeler barreling down on her. The truck driver didn't notice her either.