A Missed Shot
We jogged side by side until Tinker ran ahead of me into the trees.
A squirrel?
Then I heard a pop.
A gunshot?
Fear crept into my heart, but I plunged into the trees, knowing I'd do anything to safe my dog. I crawled through the forest debris, looking for something white. A tree branch sliced against my face, but I continued to crawl. Then I saw him, bumped up against a log.
He whimpered.
"I'm here," I said.
I grabbed him and rocked him in my arms until he stopped his shaking.
A squirrel?
Then I heard a pop.
A gunshot?
Fear crept into my heart, but I plunged into the trees, knowing I'd do anything to safe my dog. I crawled through the forest debris, looking for something white. A tree branch sliced against my face, but I continued to crawl. Then I saw him, bumped up against a log.
He whimpered.
"I'm here," I said.
I grabbed him and rocked him in my arms until he stopped his shaking.
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I'm the writer of the Molly Tinker Mysteries, and I'll be letting you catch a glimpse of Molly's day as a park ranger in a small New England town, and as an amateur sleuth. She is a charming young wom
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