Excerpt from Seven Days to Goodbye

by Sheri Levi




Chapter One



SUNDAY



Sydney and I wrestled in my bedroom until I giggled so
hard my insides ached and his barking made me deaf.



I crossed my arms on my chest and said, “Freeze!”



He stopped in motion, panting. His head tilted, eyes glued
on mine, while he waited for the next command. I always made sure Sydney got to
be a regular puppy. Even when he became someone’s