Later at night.
Zaria was done reading a book and was preparing to go to sleep when she heard Des' whines. He slept in the room next to hers, which she had improvised from being a guests room to the puppy's room, and he had been staying there calmly. She wondered what the whining was all about. Was it perhaps too early to let him sleep on his own? Maybe he felt scared without her?
Deciding to ask Ximena who knew more about dogs than her, she sent her a text message to ask if the latter was still awake, but Des' whines grew louder. It wasn't anything like his usual attention-seeking whines, but more like yips for help.
She got off bed and went to his room to check on him.
"Des?" She softly called, and the puppy ran to her in the semi-dark room that was dimly lit by the moon outside. Before she could pick him up, he rushed to the door and then back to her, once again faced the door.
