Chapter Sixteen

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When we got to our destination, I looked out the window to see that there were literally no signs of the paparazzi or the media to be found.

Michael had asked his bodyguards to speak to the owner of service animal training center privately about everything.

The staff were all really nice people and I was relieved to know that they worked with disabled people of all ages who had a special pet that wanted to become a service animal.

Bill, who was Michael's bodyguard, opened the limo door for me the king of pop.

I carried Cinnamon in my arms as we walked to the front door.

Inside the building, there were many other pets being trained to become service animals.

The dogs were learning all kinds of tricks, and there were quite a few cats as well.

A few minutes later, I started to feel my anxiety kick in.

Cinnamon instinctively nuzzled the side of her head against my hand to help me calm down.

"Hello! We're so glad that you could make it"!

A woman who had a disabled leg came over to us.

"Hello. Thank you for letting us in".

Michael smiled at her, and they both shook hands with each other.

"And this must be our newbie. What's her name"?

The lady asked kindly.

"Cinnamon. She is a tortoiseshell cat".

I answered firmly.

Michael put a reassuring hand on my shoulder.

"So, where do we begin"?

He asked.

While he and the lady talked, I took a moment to look around.

There were lots of people watching their pets doing their training sessions.

One employee was giving a treat to a golden retriever dog as a reward for obeying a command.

"Look at all those pets".

Michael sodas with a smile, and then he pointed to a Dalmatian that was learning to swim with it's handicapped owner in the pet swimming pool.

"Yes, we have many that come here everyday. Sometimes they train for an entire day".

The manager smiled in a professional way.

And then, it was time for Cinnamon to do her very first service animal training session.

I got to watch her close by while sitting in a chair next to Michael.

"Aw, she's so cute".

One of the employees commented.

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