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

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Lucy nodded as though this information mattered. Perhaps it did. She was not merely listing habits; she was transferring a life one detail at a time.

Rachel sat beside her.

“Sophie was given to Lucy six weeks ago,” she said. “I didn’t know anyone had bought her until she was already in the house.”

Lucy’s hands tightened around the puppy.

“At first,” Rachel continue reading …