Finding Home: A Place to Belong (St. John Series Book 1) by J. Robin Whitley

Author:J. Robin Whitley [Whitley, J. Robin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-18T23:00:00+00:00

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Maddie awakened with excitement. She had waited to get another dog until she had settled into the new house. Her last dog was a German Shepherd/Collie mix she named Charlie. He had been a great dog who loved vanilla wafer cookies, horses, and Maddie. He had been hit by some inconsiderate driver speeding down the old country road where Maddie lived before. The ex had let the dog out without concern for his safety. Maddie had been looking for him when she heard the impact mixed with a dog yelp. She rushed to the front of the house as she heard the car speeding away. She had rarely cried before that moment. Part of the tears she cried that day happened because of her loss, but more so the tears of rage at the imbecile so heartless to speed away. She was furious with the ex too. Charlie was such a good dog that even her pop cried when she told him. It was the only time in his life she had seen him cry.

Maddie thought about Charlie all the way to the shelter. Jo Ellen’s Shelter was the only shelter in Concord that opened in the morning. She tried working on her pottery, but was so excited that she could not concentrate. She walked out to the barn to see Lightning. It was a cold morning, but there was a nice trail and the ground was hard. She had plenty of time for a quick ride. As she saddled up the horse, she wondered if she should drive to Charlotte instead of Concord to adopt a dog. That was a stupid idea she thought. She was letting her ex commandeer her life even though they weren’t together. So, what if she ran into her in Concord?

By the time, she finished her ride, she was so enamored with the morning she thought she would take the long way to Concord by going down Gold Hill Road. The countryside was beautiful and brought peace to her when she drove past the fallow fields. She was glad that she had lived her life mostly in the country. She got into her Renegade, buckled up, and turned on the radio. As she backed out of her garage she started singing along with the new song playing that sounded like Shawn Colvin as the singer sang “…Sunny came home with a vengeance.” Maddie hoped that this time she was near the end of the song set list so she could hear if it was indeed Shawn Colvin and learn the name of the song. It made her miss the days when there were DJ’s who announced in broadcaster voice “You’ve just listened to the latest song from Shawn Colvin” or whoever was singing and then announce the name of the song. She would buy more CDs if she knew the names of the songs or artists.

She arrived at the shelter before opening time, but the woman was gracious and let her in early. There was mostly happy barking since it was breakfast time.

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