Christopher 'Depicted In The Book' I Killed Wellington, Christopher

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When Christopher’s dad said “I killed Wellington, Christopher.” it all made sense because Christopher stated in the book that someone must’ve been mad at Ms.Shears and killed the dog to make her sad. But he said “Anyway, we’re yelling at eachother and it’s in the garden relieving itself. So when she slams the door behind me the bugger’s waiting for me. And… I know I know. Maybe if I’d just given it a kick it would probably have backed off.” and he was mad so he killed the dog. This changed things because Christopher didn’t feel safe and he went all the way to London alone with his mom.

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