Rescue

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Maya and Riley were cruising down the street on their way home form a visit to Shawn and Katy's new apartment. The radio was cranked up and Maya sang along as Riley danced wildly in the passenger seat. They were both having the time of their lives when, suddenly, Riley stopped dancing and turned down the radio. She pointed up the road at a creature laying in the ditch, "Peaches, it's a dog! Stop the car." Maya obliges and pulls over several feet from the animal. The dog lifts it's head slightly, but does not move. There's dried blood on its mated brown coat, and it's back leg seemed to be the source. Maya and Riley both vacate the car, moving towards the dog slowly. Riley reaches down and offers her hand to the dog, who weakly licks her as it's tail wags once.
"Maya, we have to get him to a vet. Give me your flannel." Maya removes her flannel from around her waist and wraps it gently around the dog and lifts,
"Open the passenger side door, you're going to drive." It takes some difficulty, but in no time Riley is driving to the nearest pet hospital while Maya holds the whimpering, mid-sized animal.
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"Well, we stitched up his leg and cleaned up his fur. He should make a full recovery within the next two months." The vet rinses his hands in the sink
"Do you know what will happen to him?" Riley asks, wringing her hands with worry
"He's going to need rehabilitating. We'll put him in the clinic, where he will recover, and then we'll place him into he adoption circuit, and hopefully he'll find a good home." The vet gently rubs behind the dog's floppy ears
"Hopefully?" Maya echo's his words, pain and determination flash on her face, "We're adopting him. He'll have the best home a dog could wish for. When can he come home?"
"Maya, we can't-" a glare cuts her short
"I'd say about a week for observation, and we'll see how it goes from there." the vet says cheerily
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"Maya! A dog?! We can't have a dog! We aren't responsible enough for another life!"
"Riley, calm down! It's too late anyway." Maya helps boost Maddox(as they've decided to call him) into her car. He happily curls onto the seat, his injured leg healed nicely. "Look at him! He's adorable!"
"Yeah ok, he's pretty cute. Do you think he'll like our house?" Riley throws her arm over Maya's shoulders
"Of course! You're there, who wouldn't like it?" Maya leans up and captures Riley's lips

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