Callie’s Last Dance

21.

“WHAT TIPPED HER off?” Creed says, hours later, when Callie gets to that part of the story.

Callie laughs. “You’re going to think I’m an idiot.”

“Tell me.”

“The washer and dryer.”

“What about them?”

“They were covered with scratch marks!”

Creed laughs. “Of course. Twenty minutes of hopping from one appliance to the other, with the dog trying to get you!”

“And I never even noticed,” Callie says, “or thought about it. But to Angie, it must’ve looked like a war zone!”

“Especially with her dog lying unconscious on the floor.”

“Digby.”

“Right,” Creed says. “So…”

“So what?”

“Tell me what happened with Frankie.”