Echoes
“As she got close, she noted the red patches around his eyes. He hadn't been in school, but that wasn't unusual since he got sick a lot. Except if he was sick he wouldn't be outside, would he? In the cold?
She sat down on the curb beside him. "What's wrong?" He sniffed but didn't answer.
"Drew?" He slowly turned his head. "Someone poisoned my dog." She gasped. "No." Drew's wiry little dog was hilariously homely and highly energized, and it could be annoying, but who would ever hurt it? "Is he ok...ay?" "He's dead." Her breath made a slow escape. Tears stung her eyes. "Oh, I'm so sorry." Drew nodded, accepting the condolence but not really consoled.
She knew how he felt. "My kitten got distemper." Or that's what Daddy had said when she came home and found it gone. "The vet couldn't save it." She had no reason to doubt, and no reason to think Drew's dog had anything to do with her using his name to explain herself to Daddy. It was a stupid thought, a wrong thought. Daddy would never hurt something.MoreLess
She sat down on the curb beside him. "What's wrong?" He sniffed but didn't answer.
"Drew?" He slowly turned his head. "Someone poisoned my dog." She gasped. "No." Drew's wiry little dog was hilariously homely and highly energized, and it could be annoying, but who would ever hurt it? "Is he ok...ay?" "He's dead." Her breath made a slow escape. Tears stung her eyes. "Oh, I'm so sorry." Drew nodded, accepting the condolence but not really consoled.
She knew how he felt. "My kitten got distemper." Or that's what Daddy had said when she came home and found it gone. "The vet couldn't save it." She had no reason to doubt, and no reason to think Drew's dog had anything to do with her using his name to explain herself to Daddy. It was a stupid thought, a wrong thought. Daddy would never hurt something.MoreLess
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