InsaneJournal

It was because the puppy kept running ahead. That was Tom's big problem. Now that it'd had a taste of freedom, and affection even, it kept running as far ahead as it could in a search for more people. Tom sometimes wondered if the dog wanted to find people to be friends with, or force them to spend time around Tom. Strangely the dog still didn't bark a lot, almost like he knew barking would draw attention, and if Tom was caught, the puppy would have to go, and that would work against the puppies ultimate plans you see.

Tom contemplated his reasons for being out here. He knew he didn't want to deal with any of the hassle of his classmates, he knew he didn't want the structure of the school trip. However if there was a murderer in the school, then they would have the whole school, alone, and with only tents in the way. Thomas knew he needed to stay close enough to the school trip, if something happened, he wanted to be there.
Of course Tom couldn't leave his dog sitting in the dorm room for the whole weekend, nor tied to a tree at his hidden campsite. And so here he was with the small creature bounding through the underbrush in a way that was just a bit less stealthy then Tom would have liked.