Maxine was beside herself with joy. It hadn't even occurred to her that she was somehow responsible for the change. All she saw was that there was a dog and that she wanted it, more than anything else in the world.
"Are you gunna come to school with me?" she asked.
She was still standing on the steps of the bus, the door hadn't shut, as Maxine made up fantasies in her head of what it would be like to finally have a dog. They would obviously be best friends.