Tiana's Scar by Maria Kane When she was five years old, Tiana was bitten by Rex, her uncle's dog. The bite left a small
scar on Tiana's finger.
Now 11, Tiana still avoids dogs wherever she goes. Every morning, Tiana walks an extra
block to school to avoid walking by her neighbor's dog, Millie. Millie lies quietly behind a
locked gate and doesn't bark much, but Tiana insists on avoiding the dog at all costs.
When her best friend, Kim, laughed at Tiana's extra hike one morning, Tiana exclaimed,
"I don't care what you think! Passing a ferocious beast is not how I want to start my day.”
"OK, calm down, Tiana," Kim responded as Tiana rushed away angrily.
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