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

bag of puppy  food, a frayed rope toy, and a blue towel.

Lucy followed her.

She was small for eleven, with dark blond hair tucked beneath a knit cap. She stopped inside the doorway and searched the room before looking at any of us. Her eyes moved to the exits, the hallway, and the front windows.

Then she saw the carrier on the floor.

Sophie smelled her continue reading …