I arrive home after a long drive. I was able to hitch a ride with a few humans. I was so lucky they were going in the direction of my old pack. I open the house door, expecting to smell mom's scent, but I don't. She has been gone for too long that her scent has faded away. The whole place is turned upside down. The living room looks like someone was trying to tear it down. There are pillows everywhere, and the TV is even broken. Did they fight in here? The kitchen is like the living room, but my breath catches in my throat once I see blood on the kitchen counter. I smelt something weird on my way to the kitchen, but I did not know what it was, and now that I do, I wish I didn't. Please, I hope it's not Mom's. I sniff the blood to find out if it has the scent of mom, but I can't tell beca
