Chapter 2

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Yvonne lay in bed, sulking, barely touching her dinner. By morning, hunger was what finally dragged her out of bed.

4.30 AM, and while the other kids her age were still deep in dreamland, Yvonne, clutching her growling stomach. struggled to sit up.

Hunger hit her like a wave, and she felt dizzy as she tried to get up. The world around her seemed to blur, like everything was covered in a fog.

She stumbled her way to the kitchen, leaning on the walls for support. The cook, seeing her struggle, handed her a boiled egg with a sympathetic sunile.

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Yvonne sat down on the doorstep, carefully cradling the egg, taking slow, cautious bites of her simple breakfast.

When the egg settled in her stomach, the emptiness finally started to fade, and she stood up, ready to head back to her

Toom

But as she passed the backyard, she noticed a strange boy swinging a stick at the big yellow dog, Bucky, who was tied to a

Tree

Yvonne’s face instantly turned pale. Without thinking, she rushed over, her voice filled with panic. “Hey! Don’t hit Bucky!

Jeremy Adler, hearing the shout, turned around, confused. He saw Yvonne protecting the dog, looking at him like he was the bad guy, her face full of fear.

“I’m hitting it?” Jeremy’s voice was rough, still cracking from his voice change, but an irritated smile tugged at his lips.

“That dog started it! It’s been barking at me non–stop.” He let out a half–laugh, clearly amused by her sudden accusation.

Yvonne didn’t respond, just pressed her lips together tightly and stared at the stick in his hand, clearly not buying his explanation.

with a scoff. “I wasn’t hitting it, okay? I was just trying

for a

had just knocked the wind out of

a

affection, eagerly wriggled into her arms, wagging

had been

felt weird about the whole dog situation. He just crossed his arms and leaned back, acting like he couldn’t

Bucky’s ear, muttering something softly to him. The dog, now calm, tilted his head as if he actually

was about to turn and walk away, not caring about their little interaction, when a sharp voice cut through

turned around and saw Yvonne looking up at him with her soft, fair face, her big, sparkling eyes

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“You wanna pet the

on, “Bucky had puppies, and he’s a little scared of you. You still

more purebred

care.

Before he knew it, his

hand on the dog’s head and scratched it gently. Honestly, it didn’t

dog, and when he noticed the faint red

looked up at him, and he shrugged, pretending he didn’t care. “If you don’t wanna talk about it,

like she was about to break down. Thinking about

wants me…” she whispered, her voice cracking

could see was the top of her messy head, making her look even more lost and

broken voice made his chest tighten.

stuck in his throat. Jeremy

pause, he finally

still full of confusion. “Are you

a cold look and nodded stiffly,

back, I scratch yours, threw the same words right back at him. “Thanks! You’re average too!”

face, Jeremy finally understood what it felt like

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