Chapter 10
I got the job. It has been four days since I talked to my mother and my days are now spent feeding and caring for all manner of animals. The puppies are the most adorable things and when my shift is over, I often stay to play with them. Truth be told I am not sure if this is out of affection for them or form my desire to not be alone. My boss is a muggle couple named Dave and Janet. I think they believe my family abused me. I have informed them I am no longer in contact with them. They put this together with my beat up appearance and came to that understandable, but wrong, conclusion. They have even taken to invite me to dinner at their home. Janet is a wonderful cook and takes the burden of cooking off me. I still drink almost everyday. I think they suspect and disapprove, but as long as I am sober on the job, they do not seem to mind. It is my lunch break now and I sent with the puppies. There are five of them and all of them are eager to play. I have been watching them for a while and one has my eye. One of them has a slight limp in his hind leg. I pity him and in some ways am reminded of myself. He cannot seem to keep up with his brothers and sisters and is usually left out. Is this to be is life then? Left out because of who he is? He looks at me with these big brown eyes and I cannot help it. I buy him and that night I find myself staring at this poor dog who has some how managed to be adopted by me.