The Mysterious Package - Pre-teen/Teen Mystery Series - Fiction
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Chapter one Playful Paws. I don't get it. Why couldn't you do your community service closer to home? I'm going to be late for my study group at the library. The playful paws. Animal shelter was located on the eastern outskirts of Rosedale Maryland. Only a 10 minute drive from Rosedale High. You'd think it was on the moon to judge from Hannah's complaining. You know, I could drop you off at school and take the car the rest of the way myself, It's not my fault. You insist on driving tomorrow, knew that wasn't going to happen. Fat chance. Hannah shook her head. Tamar had recently passed her driving test and was itching to spend more time behind the wheel even if it meant putting up with her sisters. Nonstop criticism, Hannah, on the other hand, wasn't about to give up the driver's seat. The bordelaise green Subaru outback, pulled up in front of a dreary red brick building in rows, dale's industrial area. The parking lot was half full. Be ready to leave at 6:30. I'll text you when I get here and don't make me wait for you. Dad will be mad if we're late. Alright, I get it. Your wish is my command. Tomorrow, slammed the car door shut and headed into the building. The ever present scent of disinfectant and incessant barking filled the building, playful paws was just one of the animal shelters in the greater Baltimore area that housed cats and dogs in need of a good home temporary residents. The animals were kept in two rows of enclosures in an old warehouse. Tamar stopped to greet two other volunteers. Zola and Jason, who were busy sweeping out the enclosures and filling water dishes. Hi, Tamar, how's it going? Zola was a second year student at towson University where she was majoring in zoology, tall and slim, with long blonde hair and big blue eyes. She looked like a model. Great! So looking forward to our next adoption event. Jason watched the two young women but didn't say anything. A senior at a different high school, Jason flashed Tamar a shy smile. It was his second year volunteering at the shelter and he was almost never at a loss for words except for when tomorrow was around. Zola was amused by his obvious interest in the slender, dark haired teen, who seemed oblivious to his admiration. Tamar spoke softly to the residents as she walked down the long row of enclosures to reach the office In the back, This pause shelter had a total of 18 enclosures, eight large enclosures on one side of the aisle, 10 smaller enclosures on the other. The center currently housed 19 dogs. Two dogs were curled up together in the enclosure closest to the office. A bit of an odd couple, a small docks end and a full grown irish setter. When the Sutter raised its head and gazed into Tamara's eyes. Her heart melted. She immediately spoke to the center. Hey there, how did you end up here, Joel newman. The manager stood in the doorway to the office, Passionate about animal welfare. The 30 something year old worked as a freelance designer to pay his bills. He always wore jeans and a T shirt regardless of the weather. And today was no different. I see our latest guests have made an impression. Wow, that setter is gorgeous. Where did she come from? How could anyone surrender such a beautiful dog first. She's a he, of course, it's hard to tell the way he's curled up right now. Lady found him wandering around the industrial area and dropped him off right before you got here. He has a collar, but no tags. I was about to check to see if he's chipped. I'll do it tomorrow, reached for the handheld rfid reader, although Maryland doesn't require owners to have microchips implanted in their pets. The widespread practice makes it easier to identify and contact the owners of lost pets. As soon as she let herself into the enclosure, the dog sat upright and smiled. At least it looked like a smile to her. She crouched down and held out her hand waiting for the dog to come to her. He ambled over and smelled her hand before giving it a gentle nudge. She scratched him behind the ears and stroked his silky fur. He had a leather collar. His fur wasn't matted and he wasn't shy. The small brown docks and was soon bouncing around her feet, demanding her share of attention with the scanner tucked under her arm. Tomorrow tried to pet them both. You do realize you can't play with them and scan the center at the same time, Joel chided her. I think I'd better do it myself. Tomorrow's shrug, Joel let himself in and took the scanner from her. Standing next to the center. He commanded. Sit and the dog sat as he waved the scanner over the animals. Left shoulder an indicator on the device flashed. Great! Looks like he has a chip. He pressed the button on the device to save the reading and smiled. Now maybe we can find out who he belongs to. Back at the desk, Joel attempted to pull up the scanned data on his screen. That's odd. A pop up message indicated that no, I. D. Data had been found. Tamara peered over his shoulder. Must be an older faulty chip. What about the docks end? Already checked. No chip, no call, or either found her sitting outside when I got back from lunch. Well, since it looks like these two guys are going to be here for a while, we might as well give them names. Zola had walked over and heard the latter part of the conversation. Let's call the docks and ducky And the center looks like a rusty to me. Tamar said. Sounds good to me. Let's get their general descriptions, nicknames and photographs into the database. I didn't notice any immediate medical needs. Still. I'll let dr Goodman. No, we have two new guests. The veterinarian volunteered her time to check out and care for animals at several shelters in the area affiliated with the Maryland paws together network. The shelter used a shared database to keep track of adoption candidates by breed age and identifying characteristics. They also pooled information on pet owners, both potential adopters and those who had surrendered pets to shelters. In the past. As soon as the shelter's manager had discovered her knack for computers. Tomorrow was tasked with updating their online records on a regular basis. She took several pictures of the two dogs with her smartphone and input what little information they had into the system that done. She checked the online notice board for updates from the paws Together Network and helped the other volunteers sweep up until Hannah texted her.