Animal Angel

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Author: M. J. Wilson
she pulled the copy off and handed it to him.
    â€œWhy does she want to do that?” He folded up the paper and put it in his jacket pocket. He couldn’t deny he’d wanted to know more about her, but now he wasn’t sure he cared.
    â€œThat’s not my story to tell, but for a young girl, she’s had a difficult life.”
    â€œA lot of people have tough times but don’t act like that,” he said as he made for the door. He pushed open the door and paused.
    â€œDetective, try not to give up on her.” Stella leveled her eyes in his direction, almost pleading.
    â€œToo late for that.” He closed the door without looking back.

Chapter Three
    A week passed, and Mavis didn’t have any additional encounters with Weston. That should have pleased her, but instead, remorse poked at her. She didn’t like it. Thoughts of him kept creeping into her mind. In a weak moment, she even dialed the police station intending to apologize, but hung up before anyone answered. She didn’t want to open the door she had so vehemently slammed shut on any chance of a connection with him. Deep down she was attracted to him, and that made him dangerous. She had nothing to offer him. No. She’d decided long ago she had to be alone, and she was. She was downright lonely. This is how it has to be.
    A tear hung on the lashes in the outside corner of her eye. If she was honest with herself, her severe reaction to him was pure self-preservation. She’d built a safe room around herself and wasn’t going to let anyone in. It only brings pain when you start caring about someone and then you lose them, and in her mind you always lose them.
    â€œHe got to you,” Stella said, leaning on the reception desk, and Mavis jumped in her chair, covering her heart with her hand as it lurched in her chest. The sun was setting, and the building had cleared out of prospective adopters. Mavis enjoyed the time right after closing, when the place took on a tranquil energy. Even the animals had settled for the night.
    â€œLand sakes, woman, I didn’t see you there,” she said, taking a slow, deep breath.
    â€œThat’s obvious. You were long gone.”
    â€œWho got to me?” Mavis asked, flipping another page of her celebrity news magazine.
    â€œUh-huh. If that’s how you want to play this, fine. It’s your bed — you lie in it,” Stella said. She walked to the open timber staircase in the center of the lobby. Her hand rested on the whimsical woodland railing. “I’m going to my office to grab my purse, and I’m heading home to someone who actually listens to my advice.
    â€œHey, Stella,” Mavis called after her. “Before you go home to bestow all your worldly advice on George, I have a favor to ask.”
    Stella stopped halfway up the stairs to look back at her.
    Mavis’s hands moved into prayer pose. She fluttered her lashes. “Can you come in a bit early tomorrow? Pretty please.”
    â€œWhat’s up?” Stella asked.
    â€œI talked to the vet about Lucy’s condition.” Lucy was a bloodhound that had developed a raging infection after being shot by a BB gun and dumped on their property a few days earlier. As of that morning, her temperature had spiked, and she was no longer eating or drinking, causing her to become dehydrated and weak. “Because of the decline in her condition, I’m staying here tonight to take care of her. I’ve got her on I.V. fluids and a huge dose of antibiotics — if she doesn’t turn soon, I’m just not confident she’s going to make it. If something happens, I don’t want her alone.”
    â€œNot a problem. I planned to offer and stay myself, but I’ll do tomorrow night if it’s needed.”
    â€œPerfect. If I don’t see you before you go, have a good evening,” she said, looking back to her magazine again. After reading the same paragraph for
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