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Chapter 47: Mind Over Heart
It was tiring hopping from one situation to another. Polly missed the certainty that his mother and brothers brought to his life. It was truly a roller coaster ride for him since he was left alone.
“Polly! Polly!” Polly heard voices calling his name in nothing short of a whisper. He looked around but saw no one.
“Polly! Polly!” the voices called again. He stood up on all fours inside the closed crate. Polly looked at Tagpi and Bantay. It seemed like they were hearing the voices, too but preferred to just ignore it. Popo seemed to be doing the same.
“Over here,Polly!” slowly he two heads started to appear from the left side of the front gate.
“Martin? Bruno?…Am I dreaming?”
The two dogs did not respond. They walked away.
“Who’s Martin? Who’s Bruno? Popo asked.
Polly sat before answering. “They are my friends.
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