when his hearing aids broke, he didn’t bother replacing them.
There didn’t seem to be anyone left to hear.
Mitchell looked at the collar.
“You kept it all this time.”
“Every day.”
Henry touched his coat.
“I liked knowing it was there.”
Mitchell finally told Henry something too.
In five years, Bruno had obeyed every command.
Until that afternoon.
Twice.
First, he refused to attack Henry.
Then he refused to leave him when the paramedics arrived.
Mitchell looked at the dog.
“I always thought training was everything.”
Henry smiled faintly.
