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plopped himself on the kitchen floor with a chew toy. “Would you like a soda?” Kelly asked. Will shook his head no and said “I’m good but thank you.”
Kelly started “Will, I know this won’t make you happy but Max and I are going to be moving in with a friend outside of town. It’s a really nice place with lots of space for him to run and explore, but its thirty minutes out so we won’t be seeing you every day.”
Will’s face turned pensive and he slid to the floor next to Max to hug him. “I will miss him a lot but it’s not like your moving away, out of state, right?”
“I’m sure he will miss you too but I promise to bring him in to visit with you once in a while, any time I have to come in to town for business or to shop.”
“That would be great! Thanks Mrs. Sherman. When are you moving?”
“We will be leaving tomorrow afternoon. I will bring him over to say goodbye before we leave.”
“I guess I should run home now and get his food and bed. I also have some of his toys at my house. I’ll be right back.”
Kelly felt bad but maybe it was time Will had a dog of his own. She would mention that idea to Will’s mom before she left and remind her again of how responsible he had always been with Max.
After Will returned the rest of Max’s things, Kelly put on his harness and leash and set out for the Post Office. She had a lot to do in a small amount of time and there was no sense putting it off any longer.
At the post office Kelly was greeted warmly by Alice. She asked for whatever forms were necessary to change her address and forward her mail. While Alice went to retrieve the forms it occurred to Kelly that she didn’t know if Stephen even had mail delivery that far out of town. She didn’t recall seeing a mailbox in front of his place. Rather than explain her somewhat embarrassing predicament to Alice when she returned, Kelly requested a PO Box. It would be less convenient but, she decided getting into town once a week would be a necessary inconvenience.
With the forms filled out and signed, and her new PO Box key in hand, Kelly turned to leave but on a whim asked “Alice, you must know everyone’s comings and goings in town. Would you by any chance know of someone who might be looking for a short term rental?”
“Actually there was a nice older man in here yesterday inquiring about rentals. I don’t know anything about what he is looking for but he told me he’d be staying over at ‘The Snow Shoe Inn’ if I heard of anything. His name was Locke, John or Jonathan I think.”
“Great, thanks for the info Alice. I’ll throw you a finder’s fee if it works out!” Kelly set out for The Snow Shoe Inn, like just about everything in this small town, just a short walk down the main drag.
Kelly tied Max’s leash to a bench outside and went into the office. There was a young girl behind the counter, probably one of the Jensen’s daughters but they had so many she couldn’t keep track of their names. She might have been the third oldest, the one who had graduated from high school last year. She was a plain looking young woman with mid length straight blond hair. When she smiled she could almost pass as pretty. But Kelly was stuck by the look in her eyes; it was as if she was shut off, buried somewhere deep inside, too deep to ever be found. There was no light, no excitement for the future that a girl of that age should have.
She felt sorry for the young people in Hanlon. Their options were few and far between. Many had alcoholic parents, high rates of domestic violence, and little opportunity. As stunningly beautiful as this state was, its people had the highest rates of mental health issues and alcoholism of all the states, not surprising given the lack of a family life that many of these children grow up with.
Kelly greeted the girl warmly, “Hi could you please tell me if you have a man by the name of Locke
Kelly started “Will, I know this won’t make you happy but Max and I are going to be moving in with a friend outside of town. It’s a really nice place with lots of space for him to run and explore, but its thirty minutes out so we won’t be seeing you every day.”
Will’s face turned pensive and he slid to the floor next to Max to hug him. “I will miss him a lot but it’s not like your moving away, out of state, right?”
“I’m sure he will miss you too but I promise to bring him in to visit with you once in a while, any time I have to come in to town for business or to shop.”
“That would be great! Thanks Mrs. Sherman. When are you moving?”
“We will be leaving tomorrow afternoon. I will bring him over to say goodbye before we leave.”
“I guess I should run home now and get his food and bed. I also have some of his toys at my house. I’ll be right back.”
Kelly felt bad but maybe it was time Will had a dog of his own. She would mention that idea to Will’s mom before she left and remind her again of how responsible he had always been with Max.
After Will returned the rest of Max’s things, Kelly put on his harness and leash and set out for the Post Office. She had a lot to do in a small amount of time and there was no sense putting it off any longer.
At the post office Kelly was greeted warmly by Alice. She asked for whatever forms were necessary to change her address and forward her mail. While Alice went to retrieve the forms it occurred to Kelly that she didn’t know if Stephen even had mail delivery that far out of town. She didn’t recall seeing a mailbox in front of his place. Rather than explain her somewhat embarrassing predicament to Alice when she returned, Kelly requested a PO Box. It would be less convenient but, she decided getting into town once a week would be a necessary inconvenience.
With the forms filled out and signed, and her new PO Box key in hand, Kelly turned to leave but on a whim asked “Alice, you must know everyone’s comings and goings in town. Would you by any chance know of someone who might be looking for a short term rental?”
“Actually there was a nice older man in here yesterday inquiring about rentals. I don’t know anything about what he is looking for but he told me he’d be staying over at ‘The Snow Shoe Inn’ if I heard of anything. His name was Locke, John or Jonathan I think.”
“Great, thanks for the info Alice. I’ll throw you a finder’s fee if it works out!” Kelly set out for The Snow Shoe Inn, like just about everything in this small town, just a short walk down the main drag.
Kelly tied Max’s leash to a bench outside and went into the office. There was a young girl behind the counter, probably one of the Jensen’s daughters but they had so many she couldn’t keep track of their names. She might have been the third oldest, the one who had graduated from high school last year. She was a plain looking young woman with mid length straight blond hair. When she smiled she could almost pass as pretty. But Kelly was stuck by the look in her eyes; it was as if she was shut off, buried somewhere deep inside, too deep to ever be found. There was no light, no excitement for the future that a girl of that age should have.
She felt sorry for the young people in Hanlon. Their options were few and far between. Many had alcoholic parents, high rates of domestic violence, and little opportunity. As stunningly beautiful as this state was, its people had the highest rates of mental health issues and alcoholism of all the states, not surprising given the lack of a family life that many of these children grow up with.
Kelly greeted the girl warmly, “Hi could you please tell me if you have a man by the name of Locke
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