I nod. "It still feels like I'm swimming though. And I hate swimming." I complain. I glance around for a second. But I forget what I'm looking for when a fat raindrop falls on my head. "Agh!" I glare at the clouds.

He laughed. "Only you would pick a fight with a cloud." He pulled down his hood and looked at the sky, a small raindrop splating his cheek and rolling off his jaw.

I roll my eyes. "Yeah, only me. And all the other people who need electiricy to make life livable." I grumble. I shift my hair to it can hopefully protect my hearing aid. "Or acessable."

He nodded. "Yeah." He studied her. "You want my jacket? It'll keep the rain out of your eyes and hearing aid." He wiped the rain off his chin.

I stop myself from taking a step back, but I still twitch. "No, thank you. Keep it. I don't mind being wet." I say. Nope. Not mine. Can't take it. Not allowed to. What would my parents think. Some weak girl they raised. No, thoughts, shut up.

HE put his hands up in peace, laughing softly. "Alright, alright. Your loss though. The storm looks like it's getting bigger again."

And I can feel it. He reminded himself, then cursed silently.

I pull my own jacket closer. "Yeah, no kidding. I should find Hunter before it does. Silly little creature probily got all muddy again." A bark sounds from the other side of the park.

"Did someone call my name?" A muddy border collie sloshes through the mud as fast as his three legs will carry him. Yes, three. His frount left ends in a stub.

"You fluffy idiot. I told you not to get gross." I tell him, bordering on a yell. "I spent way to much saving you from infection last time. Do you want me to end up on the streets?" I mentally add Again?

Yenz winced silently. "Hey, buddy." He heald his hand out tenatively to sniff. He wondered how many thoughts from the border collie were bombarding Kayla right now.

Hunter limped towards Yenz. "If anything, I wouldn't want you on the streets. I miss my favorite snuggle buddy." He barks. "Why does this person stink?"

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I say. "Hunter, be nice." I say., glad Yenz can't understand him. Hunter licks Yenz's hand.

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"He tastes gross too." Hunter gags.

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"Hunter!" I say. "Oh geez, I sound like my parents. Sorry."

Yenz laughed, stratching Hunter's ear. "It's alright." At least one of us has parents. He added silently.

He looked up. "Look at that. Rain's stopped." He gazed at the clouds. He could tell there would be more later, but maybe by then they would have found shelter.