The Puppy Had a Note Tied to Her Paw-and Someone Promised to Call at Noon

tell you where we are.”

“You don’t have to tell me. Just let someone call the clinic.”

“I’ll ask.”

Her breathing became uneven.

“Please don’t put her picture online.”

“We won’t.”

“And don’t call my dad.”

The line went dead.

I kept the receiver against my ear until the dial tone began.

Twenty minutes later, a woman named Tessa Reed called from Juniper House,continue reading …