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"I've found him sir" I said into my ear piece.

"Good, you know what you need to do right?" came from the other end.

"Yes sir, I do."

"Excellent, now do what you need to do" after that, he hung up.

I wonder what was so important that he needed me to apprehend a dog for.

Oh well, it's what I was told to do. Crawling out in front of the restaurant, I snuck in, and watched my target. He went into some purple curtains. I went to follow him. He looked like he was asleep, curled up on the ground. Good, he was alone. I saw an escape hatch, probably for emergencies. As I started to try to pull him gently and carefully into the hatch, but he woke up! He slowly rose his head from the floor and stared at me.

"Who are you?" he asked.

I've got to think of something quick, or else he might call his friends and I'll be done for!

"I'm... Catherine! I...just wandered in and I have no where else to go, would you mind if I stayed here?" I asked.

There was a slight pause until he said "Sure" "But where are you from?"

"Oh! I, uh... I was built far away and was sold to a terrible man who would beat me day in and day out. I escaped one dfor and heard of this place. So, I came to find it."

"I feel sorry for you"

"Don't be"

"Well, before you want to stay, you're going to have to meet my friends first"

"Friends?"