Chapter 22
On Christmas Eve, Travis crutched his way up the steps to Janie’s house. The kitchen door swung open, and Stella stood in the doorway, grinning like mad. Pansy dashed past her and bounded into the snow. By the time he made it through the doorway, Pansy was racing back inside.
“Hey Travis! Mom called to say she’s running late.”
He crutched his way past Stella into the kitchen. “Thanks for letting me in anyway,” he said with a grin.
Stella closed the door behind him while Pansy shook herself and sent the snow dusting her fur in an arc around her. “As if I’d make you wait outside,” Stella said with a roll of her eyes. She spun to the counter and immediately picked up her phone and started texting.
Travis crutched his way to the couch and eased down, his eyes landing on the Chr
