Mango Glades by Bill H. Myers

Author:Bill H. Myers [Myers, Bill H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-01-26T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Four

Four miles down the road, I pulled into the pet store parking lot. The parking spaces in front were too tight for the motorhome, but there were larger spaces in the lot behind the store. I headed in that direction.

The back lot was mostly empty and bordered a wooded area. There were no cars parked in the eight spaces, so I pulled the motorhome lengthwise across four of the spaces and parked.

I looked over at Lori. “You want me to go in, leave you out here with the kitten?”

She shook her head. “No, I need to go in. The kitten will be just fine without us.”

“If you're sure. I don't mind going in by myself.”

She shook her head again. “No, I need to go in. The kitten will be fine. Just lock the doors when we get out.”

Lori got up and took the kitten over to the couch where she made a small nest using one of the blankets from the overhead compartment. She placed the kitten in the nest and stroked its head gently. The kitten opened its eyes, blinked once and then closed them.

Lori whispered, “Don't worry, we'll be right back.”

After checking on Bob and finding him sleeping in the back bedroom, we left the motorhome. As always, I locked the doors behind me.

Parking in the back lot meant we were about a hundred feet from the front door of the pet store. Some people would complain about parking this far back but not me. I enjoyed stretching my legs as we walked to the store.

Inside, an elderly man arranging cans of cat food looked up at us and smiled. “Welcome to Pet Market. Anything I can help you with?”

Lori returned his greeting and asked, “You have Esbilac?”

“Sure do. Aisle four, about halfway down.”

Lori made her way over to aisle four and quickly found what she was looking for; a twelve ounce can of Esbilac powdered milk replacement.

She handed me the can and on the same shelf found a box labeled, “Nursing Kit for Kittens.” It included a small plastic bottle, three rubber nipples, and a bottle brush. She picked up the package and handed it to me. “You have plenty of bottled water in motorhome, don't you?”

I nodded. “Yes.”

She continued shopping, picking out a few other items. After she was satisfied she had everything she needed, she led me to the register. The man who had greeted us at the door came over to check us out.

Looking at the items we were buying, he said, “We've had a run on this today. A couple came in earlier and bought Esbilac and two of the kitten nursing kits. Must be a lot of new kittens this time of year.”

Lori nodded then said, “We have some friends who just got an orphan kitten. It could have been them. Did you see what they were driving?”

“Sure did. They were in a truck with a big camper on the back. They tried parking up front but couldn't get into the space.

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