When I took Zeus for a walk, he didn't go towards the water. He stayed on the other side of me. We got farther than usual, back to where he used to live, back to June's house.
I watched it for a minute, wondering what her life was like in that house. Without any family, or friends, or neighbors that really cared at all.
But I think I knew.
She had a dog to keep her company, and I had rats. But our lives weren't too far off of each other.
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60 Days of Salt and Sand
Short StoryBeing published September 10th! "She wasn't floating when I found her. She wasn't exactly sinking, either... Just still. Deadly still. At least, I thought she was dead. But then I felt a pulse. And that was enough to get me to fight for her.'
