Fame cries wolf

I knew I was in trouble as soon as Fame barked.

I was off today. My sister was working. My niece and nephew were upstairs tele-learning. My brother-in-law was around but wasn't not available at the time I am about to describe. 

Because it was raining, Fame and I couldn't go out to play. That didn't stop her from stealing one of the house dogs balls when we were headed back to my room.

So I started tossing her the ball. Apparently, I was not fast enough because she barked, just once.

But then I heard thumping upstairs and someone running down the stairs, and my niece appeared in the doorway.

Whoops.