Chapter 14

As soon as my eyes landed on the female husky, my head lifted off of my paws. To say the least I was surprised to see her here, I expected her to stay at Jake's Chalet for a while, at least until she could recuperate. I did kinda hold her hostage, and forced her to strip all of her clothes, so she was pretty, much, naked…

(insert short awkward silence here)

Anyway, she approached me and layed down next to me outside the cage. We looked at each other, I blinked and she asked me the first question.

"How are you?" She asked politely.

"How do you think I feel?" I dead panned. She frowned.

"What's it like… stealing to survive?"

"Random, disordered, never the same experience twice."

"Is that why you came to Adventure Bay?"

"I always have a reason to move towns, but like I said, never for the same reason."

"Correction, you said never the same experience. Not reason. An experience is what you went through and how you feel about it. A reason is why you make a choice, and what drove you to do it. So why Adventure Bay?"

I chuckled, could she really read me that good?

"That's for me to know and you to try figure out. Actually, looking back on your question, I will tell you how I feel.

"I feel worthless."

"Why?" She asked.

"What am I adding to the world? All I do is take up space, energy, and resources. The loneliness is the worst part. 3 years without being loved… probably more if I'm not let go."

There was a silence that hung in the atmosphere. It wasn't awkward, but Everest didn't like it. She took a deep breath.

"You know, I kinda know how you feel," She said her smile daring to return.

"What do you know about how I feel?" I asked bitterly. She had a home and a loving family. I had neither of them.

"I grew up in the arctic for so long I still can't remember how long I was there. The only company I had was a bunch of penguins. Until I rescued Jake, and I was invited to become a member of the Paw patrol."

"Well good for you," I replied blankly as I looked away and laid back down. Everest frowned again.

"Try to dig a bit deeper, you might be surprised at what you find." With that last word of advice, she left me there to ponder our conversation. I closed my eyes and let my mind wonder. It's not like I can just ask to join their organization. Why would they let a stray like me in, especially after everything I've done. What did Everest say? Dig a bit deeper? I doubt they would dig as deep as I have. Wait, dig? My eyes shot open. Was it really possible?

I looked down at where the cage made contact with the ground. I dug a small hole, there was no cage under the surface. I could make a hole and dig my way out of here. I could not describe my joy.

But I couldn't do it now. I would wait for night time to come, then I would escape.

But first, I need to eat.

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