First Day in My New Foster Home
I was walking home — dead tired, hungry, and honestly just wanting my bed. Then I heard this weird squeaky noise near the sidewalk. Thought, “Great. A rat.”
I looked down and almost crushed whatever it was with my shoe. But then I saw it — not a rat. Not a mouse. Something… fluffy? Weirdly shaped. A freaking bird. A baby bird. Just lying there on the pavement like he owned the place.
I stared at it. It stared at me — or tried to, I think one eye was still half-closed. Looked like a fuzzy blueberry with a beak. And then I said the stupidest thing:
“If I can save this little guy, I will.” (Why? No idea. Midnight logic.)