The Flower Arrangement by Ella Griffin

Author:Ella Griffin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2016-09-16T16:01:21+00:00

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“I can’t have him put down.” Katy rubbed the velvety tip of one of Pat’s ears between her fingers. “I can’t do that to him.”

They were back at home on the sofa, the fire dying, the dishes from their impromptu supper still on the coffee table. Phil had found a bottle of sherry that Katy used for making soup and forced her to drink a glass.

The dog was sedated after the Valium the vet had given him. The thin whip of his tail was tucked between his legs, and his back left leg had an awkward twist that didn’t look good.

“But I don’t want him to be in pain.” Katy put a hand over her mouth. “What am I going to do?”

“You’re going to get out of those wet clothes and have a shower.” Phil hauled her to her feet and unbuttoned her coat. It was soaked from where she’d lain down in the snow under the van.

He walked her to the bathroom and turned on the shower. He put a towel on the radiator, then went into the bedroom and turned on her electric blanket. Pat gave a few little yelps of pain as he was carried down the hall, but he looked around, surprised and faintly pleased, when Phil put him carefully on the bed. And his ears pricked up to listen to the sound of Katy’s voice from the bathroom, calling out a thank-you to Phil for the warm towel.

The dog’s eyes had seemed to be dimming, like two faraway torch beams moving farther away into the night. But for a few seconds they seemed to brighten, sharpen, intensify. He looked straight at Phil as if trying to communicate something.

“You love her, don’t you?” Phil said softly. The dog blinked and then closed his eyes. “Me too.”

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