Lauren Jauregui Imagines |ABANDONED|

The Pit Bull and The Parolee

Y/N Y/L/N was nineteen and she had just been released from a federal prison because she was framed, charged, and found guilty of a murder she didn't do when she was 15. On her eighteenth birthday, she got to see her mother's face. It was completely by chance though, as she was being transferred from the juvenile detention center she was in for three years to the state penitentiary for the rest of her sentence, she saw her mom at a stop light. Though accidental, she got her birthday present. The day she was released, she was taken to a halfway house to settle in before she was to meet with her parole officer, when she got into the office of the parole officer, she sighed as she looked at the female officer in front of her.

"Y/N Y/L/N?"

"That's me." Y/N says, making sure she doesn't sound like a snarky bitch to the woman in charge of her freedom.

"Have a seat, Miss Y/L/N." She says and Y/N sits down. "I'm Officer Kordei. You can call me Normani." She says and Y/N nods. "So as part of your parole, I want to experiment with you. I want to place you into a job myself. If you are hired here and last longer than I think you should, you'll be alright." Normani says and Y/N listens carefully. "What's your stance on animals?"

"I love them to death." Y/N says and Normani smiles.

"Good, I've already got a job lined up for you at the local Pit Bull rescue and sanctuary. I'll give you a ride because I'm assuming you can't drive."

"I was learning the day I arrested, other than that my only driving experience is in video games." Y/N says and Normani cracks a grin at the Parolee.

"Come on." Normani says and leads Y/N out to her squad car.

"Front or back?"

"Front. You aren't in cuffs." Y/N nods and gets in the front seat and takes the pair of sunglasses Normani hands to her.

"Why do I need these?"

"You'll be around dogs, you'll spend a lot of time outside." Normani says and Y/N shrugs, slipping them onto her nose. When they get to the rescue, Y/N gets out and follows the police officer. They get into the office of the rescue and talk with the owner, who agrees to give the 19 year old a chance.

"How good are you with animals?" The owner, Camila asks and Y/N shrugs.

"Haven't been around them in four years, but I love them so much." Y/N says and Camila nods.

"Follow me then." Camila says and leads Y/N into the warehouse that houses all of the dogs, and that's where she sees that there's more than just Pit Bulls. "So we house over three hundred Pit Bulls and help five to ten every day. We have other breeds than that. We have a golden retriever who is our office buddy, but one of our other Parolee employees is out walking her. Her name is Mack. She's a complete sweetheart. Camila explains and leads Y/N through the warehouse, watching as a big smile stretches Y/N's lips, seeing all the dogs that bark at her as they wag their tails. "What are you good at?" Camila asks and Y/N shrugs.