“Good morning, Kaye.”
After we exchanged pleasantries, I walked into the employee lounge, put my bag in my locker, and then reviewed my files to see what I had going on for the morning.
I knew I had an appointment booked for eight thirty. It was with a brown golden retriever. Every time Shadow came in, he’d whine, not wanting to get his shots. I hated it when he did that. He came here every six months, so I thought he would be used to it by now.
I walked out front and went toward the dog with his human.
“Hey! Good morning, Shadow!” I greeted the dog, going around the desk to kneel in front of him. “How are you, boy? Are you ready for your shots?”
He barked loudly and tried moving away from me. I threw my head back and laughed.
His owner, a lady named Devina, laughed too. “I guess you got your answer. He has been in a funk all morning. It’s like he knew what today was.”
I stood back up with a smile on my face. “I won’t keep y’all waiting long then. Come on, Shadow.” I kissed at the dog, knowing he wouldn’t come to me. “Aww, come on, boy. As soon as we’re done, I’ll give you the treats you like.”
That had him looking over at me as if he understood. Davina came with us into the examining room, where I’d be treating him. Once I got everything I needed, Davina and I lifted Shadow onto the table.
“You got this, boy.” I spoke calmly as I caressed him while at the same time getting my needle ready. His body began to relax, which was a good sign. I hummed to him as I stuck him, causing a low whine to escape his mouth. When I was done, I sighed with relief. “See? That wasn’t so bad.”
Davina had a smile on her face. “Thank you, Kenzlee. You always do such an amazing job with him.”
I beamed, removing the gloves from my hands. “You already know, I love Shadow like he was my own. But you know, Pinks is not letting another animal in my house.”
Since Jonathan’s dog left my house, I didn’t want any more pets around Pinks. She was back to being the only fur baby, and she was spoiled that way too. She never wanted to share me. Every time I thought of adopting another kitten, I never went through with it, knowing how my fur baby could get.
“Aww, yeah. Make sure you add more pictures to your Instagram account. We missed Pinks.”
I smiled sadly. It had been a while since I had uploaded a picture of Pinks on her account. She was Instagram famous too.
“I’ll make sure I do. Both of you take care.”
Davina waved goodbye before she and Shadow left. After they left, I typed up the report to put in his file. Hopefully, the rest of the animals would be as calm as Shadow. He was my favorite patient.
I went back out front after I was done. Kaye was on her iPad, watching a movie. The only thing I could do was shake my head at her.
I leaned over and whispered in her ear. “You’d better hope our boss, Rebecca, doesn’t walk in and see that.” She nearly jumped out of her seat. I giggled and shook my head. “Gotcha.”
“Girl, you can’t be doing that.”
I nodded. “Yes, I can. That’s payback.”
She smacked her lips with a roll of her eyes. “I didn’t do anything to you.”
“You remember that time I brought my coloring book to work? Between appointments, I’d sit and color. Remember you nearly gave me a heart attack saying the boss was here when she really wasn’t?”
Kaye muffled her giggles in her hands. “That’s so old, but whatever. Let me put my iPad up before she shows up. You know how she can get.”
I nodded in agreement. “What do you have planned for the weekend?”
She shrugged, putting her iPad away. “Nothing really. I’ll probably go to see my parents.”
“Oh, okay. I’ll be helping my best friend chaperone at her daughter’s sleepover. Pray for me.”
Kaye chuckled with a shake of her head. “Sure. But how was Shadow? Did he do okay today?”
I rolled my eyes skyward. “Not really. You know I had to talk him through the process.”
Kaye loaded her computer back up. “Yeah, that’s just like him. Poor baby. I knew he was happy to get it over with.”
