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17. Throw Me a Bone

17

THROW ME A BONE

Veronica

As I fly to Throw Me A Bone, the doggie daycare, I tap out a mayday to Ellie. This situation calls for backup.

Veronica : Oh, hi. How was your day? Mine was good. I sold some flowers, helped some customers, and JUST RODE MY BOSS’S HAND LIKE IT WAS A TEN-SPEED RABBIT!!!!

Ellie : Took you long enough.

Veronica : Not helpful! I work for him. Oh my god, what have I done?

Ellie : Well, I hope you did his fingers. But ideally, after you rang up the orders. Good customer service is so important these days.

Veronica : I give excellent customer service! But Ellie!!!! My boss has seen my O face. Clear your schedule tonight!

Ellie : Sounds like he’s done a little more than seen . And obviously, I cleared my schedule the second I read the words boss and rabbit in the preview pane. This is going to be better entertainment than the next episode of A Gentleman’s Deal .

I start to type I don’t want to be entertaining. I want to be . . .

But I stop writing as I race walk to Throw Me a Bone. I don’t know how to finish that thought. Who do I want to be? A model employee? A responsible human being? A good girl who follows the rules?

I’m too frazzled to know.

As the sign for the doggy daycare comes into view, I erase those last words and start over.

Veronica : Thanks, Ellie. I need a friend tonight.

She sends me back an always and a smiley face.

I know this much. With Ellie, I can always be my ridiculous, messy, chaotic self, and she’ll have my back.