I Stood Up for an Elderly Woman with a Dog at the Grocery Store When Security Tried to Kick Her Out – That Same Evening, 5 SUVs Showed Up Outside My House

“I do,” she nodded.

“I have a safe spot, not too far from here.”

She stood to leave, adjusting Max’s scarf around Ellie. Her hands still shook, but her eyes were more focused, and there was color on her face again.

“Thank you, Alexis,” she said, turning to me. “For seeing me.

And Ellie. And caring for us.”

That stuck with me.

We drove home with Max telling me about how Ellie wagged her tail only when he scratched behind her ear. I reheated leftover pasta while he got into pajamas.

Everything about the night felt quiet and good, like the world had been kind for a moment.

We were finishing dinner when the knock came.

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