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American English Vocabulary from this story

to drop by - to go somewhere for a short period of time

Sharla's- It is common to use this form when talking about someone's home (example: "I went to Casey's" means "I went to Casey's house")

out front- in front of the house or building

spare key- an extra key

to lay out- "laying out" is a colloquial term for "laying in the sun"

to come out of nowhere- to appear unexpectedly without warning

crap- in this context "crap" means "feces" or "poop"

pissed- in this context "pissed" means "mad"

to scrub- to wash my rubbing hard

to get something out- in this context "get something out" means to "wash out"

to stain- to leave a mark on something that can not be washed out

Laying Out

So I was on my way to school and I just decided to drop by Sharla’s. I tried to walk in the front door but it was locked. So then I tried to open the gate on the side of the house. The gate was also locked. I knew she was home because her car was parked out front. So I decided to get her spare key out of its hiding place.

I unlocked the door and walked in. I looked everywhere but could not find anyone. I went into the back yard and I saw her. She was just laying out with Ashley. I went up and started talking to them a little bit. All of the sudden Sharla’s dog came out of nowhere and jumped up on me. Apparently the stupid dog had just stepped in a pile of its own crap. So when he jumped up, he got crap all over my shirt.

I was so pissed. I went in the house and started scrubbing my shirt trying to get the dog crap out. I hope it doesn’t stain.