Secrets

Chapter 18

Four Days Later...

"Max, you're staring at him again," Buddy's voice broke Max out of his trance. Shaking himself, the terrier sighed. Ever since the first day, he had been keeping an eye on Duke whenever he could. But the mutt always found new ways to sneak off without being seen. No one knew where he went or why he did it. Snowball was trying to figure out how Duke, the clumsiest pet out of all of them, managed to get away without being caught.

Scratching himself behind the ear, Max looked over at Duke. He was acting how he normally would at the dog park except he seemed too distracted by his thoughts. Sighing again, he turned to Buddy and asked, "Does Mel act like this?"

"Oh yeah. Sweetpea and I can't tell what's wrong with him but he's always staring off into space with this dreamy look on his face," Buddy answered. Eyes lighting up, he cried, "Hey, that rhymed!"

"Well done," Max grumbled, not exactly impressed.

"Back on the topic at paw, Mel also sneaks off occasionally. Leonard and Ozone do the same thing," Buddy recalled. Biting his lip, Max's face scrunched up as he thought quietly. His ear twitched slightly before he murmured, "We need to find out what's going on with these guys..."