"Catch," the receptionist shouted at Nebula, as she threw the pen in her direction. Nebula caught it and signed up the information on the clipboard, putting down the other that had run out of ink. The dog's name was-get this- Lucifer. And Lucifer just reminded her, of her real being. And that reminded her of Tae. And a sadness she would never understand or get over flooded her heart.
She could not compose herself, so she placed the clipboard into the hands of Mia, the receptionist/ assistant veterinarian/ Nebula's trainer at the Veterinary clinic, as she rushed to the back. It had been only a few months since Nebula was working here part-time but Mia had seen the young woman's face turn a crimson shade twice before and both times she had rushed to the back and returned with red eyes. Mia
