His To Hear, His To Hold
The dog perked up and padded over, wagging its tail, tongue flopping out the side of its mouth like a dopey cartoon character.
"Always wondered if this guy was a stray," I murmured.
"It's a neighborhood stray," Victor said.
The mutt walked right past me and went straight to him, head bumping into Victor's leg like he was home.
"Guess it recognizes a neighborhood kid," I said. But Victor looked stiff, like he was trying to suppress a gag. There it was—disgust. Raw, barely concealed, etched in the corners of his mouth like he was debating whether or not to punt the thing into the sky.
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