Alpha Jasper
So the second it is out of her sight without knowing exactly where she is.
We spend the next five minutes searching June's small cabin for the dog. Under the couch, behind the fridge, around the chairs. Nothing.
"He's out there," June says, her face falling in defeat. She glances at the door, and I know what she is thinking. Instead of being trapped in the small room that was a void of wind and screaming, that dog had escaped and into the forest, most likely.
"When the wind passes, I am sure he will come back," I tell her, but the words completely pass her by. She is already at the door, opening it. Instantly, the room is consumed in deafening wind, blowing the shards of glass toward me.