Just before noon time, the phone rang. Hot xxx It would be nice to have a home cooked meal for a change. After about a half hour, Pete reappeared. I removed the straps from her shoulders with my teeth revealing near perfect round orbs of delight. Quickly, I got out of the car and approached the boy. “Sparky!” Doug exclaimed, “It’s Sparky.”
I led Doug back to the car and put him back in the front seat with the puppy on his lap. “From the name on Sparky’s tag,” Pete replied. I can still recall his breath continually fogging the glass and his wiping the fog away with his small hands. He looked a bit solemn, but he assured us that Sparky should be alright, though he would have to keep him overnight for at least another day or so. Her small, pinkish
