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The vet scans his chip: registered to Carla Reyes, not Greg. Greg goes silent. You call Carla. She's in a hospital bed, and says: "Your daughter needs him more than I do. Keep him. Send pictures."

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Dr. Kim waved the scanner over Noodle's shoulders and it beeped right away. Greg's last message was "Carla is my ex. Don't call her." You called anyway. Carla had been recovering from surgery for six weeks; Greg was dog-sitting and lost him. She cried a little and asked a hundred questions. Was he eating? Did he still sleep on his back? Did he still hate the vacuum? Yes, yes, and absolutely. When you told her about Ellie, she went quiet. "I've got a long recovery. He'd be alone all day." Now you send her a photo every Sunday, and Ellie writes her letters in purple marker. Last month Carla visited, and Max ran in circles around both of them for ten minutes.

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