I looked at Daisy. Thought about Madison. Seven years old. Lost her mom. About to lose her dog.
“Do it.”
“I know a little girl is praying for a miracle. That’s enough.”
The surgery took four hours. I waited in the lobby, reading that purple crayon note over and over. Madison had drawn pictures on the back. Stick figures. A girl, a dog, and an angel with a motorcycle.
Amy came out exhausted. “She survived. Tumor’s out. But Bear, it had spread. I got what I could but…”
“How long?”
“Maybe six months. Maybe a year. Maybe longer if we’re lucky.”
“That’s six months to a year more than she had.”
“You spending four grand on a stranger’s dog for maybe six months?”
“I’m spending four grand on a little girl’s hope.”
Now I had to find Madison.
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