For my Uncle Malcolm who was taken from us too early
Chapter One Pop’s Water Truck I wake with a fright to the sound of Patches barking madly outside my window I pull the curtains back open the window and look outside Sure enough Patches is right under my window looking up at me I smile down at him and say Okay okay I will take you for a walk He wags his tail at me as if to say Hurry up Annie I have been waiting forever I live with my parents in a caravan in a place called Useless Loop and
