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And then paws landed on the window.
The bark I loved so very much was such a sweet sound.
I’d made it.
Home.
Chapter Five
Teague
Woof.Woof. Woof.
Sadie jumped, placing her big paws on the window. She threw her head back and barked.
“It’s not time yet,” Miss Adeline said.
That dog had a built-in clock for mealtime.
I checked my watch. A little after five.
It would be daylight soon, and there was still no sign of Pepper.
Sadie dug at the glass. Her nails slipped on the surface, and her barking grew more intense.
I moved beside her and glanced out the window.
“What’s got you so stirred up?” I touched her head, though that did nothing to calm her.
I squinted.
Something moved outside.
I blinked, uncertain if I was just seeing what I wanted to see.
The barking faded to the background. I touched the window.
The shadow drew closer.
It looked to be the right height.
When it almost reached the door, I threw it open.
“Pepper.”
She rushed inside, but I caught her fearful look over her shoulder before the door closed. What had happened to her?
Sadie barreled toward her, almost knocking her down. The dog whimpered and squealed in a way I’d never heard from her before.
Pepper knelt. Sadie attacked her with kisses. And then she was surrounded by the other dogs, who all wagged their tails and swiped at her face with their big tongues.
Pepper laughed and petted whatever wiggling greyhound body she could reach.
I tried to see if she was hurt. By all appearances she seemed okay.
Miss Adeline stood and ambled to the giant pile.
Pepper stood and threw her arms around the old woman. They hugged for a long time with eyes closed.
