Storm Rescue (2010)
Storm Rescue
“Maggie MacKenzie asks as she flops down onto the deck beside me. “Turn that cat into a dog?”
I tuck my long, dark hair behind one ear and grin at Maggie. “No way,” I say. “I like Lucy just the way she is!”
I toss the small, squishy ball I’m holding. “Mwaaawr!” Lucy cries, and pounces on the ball, batting it with one paw as she rolls over onto her back. I expect her to twist around and whap the ball again. Instead, she just lies there for a second with all four paws straight up in the air.
Maggie giggles. “I guess it’s too hot for playing ball today. Sherlock is acting even lazier than usual, too.”
“I guess.” I stare at Lucy, a little surprised. Even though she’s thirteen years old, she’s almost always as playful as a kitten—not like Maggie’s basset hound, Sherlock Holmes, who is pretty lazy.
Finally, Lucy rolls the rest of the way over, halfheartedly bats the ball—and gets tangled up in her leash.
I reach for her. “Lucy, you love playing ball, remember?”
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