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A couple of days later, Kim messaged me on the app to let me know I was needed at the Phoenix House first thing. Come morning, I made my way directly to the phoenix aviary instead of stopping by the clinic. The smell of nuts and oil greeted me as I stepped through the sliding doors. I ran my hands down my blue overalls, loving how official it all felt. They were crisp and fresh too. For now.
Peter arrived at the same time as I did and I gave him a little wave. “Morning.”
He yawned as he took a big sip from his coffee. “Morn.”
I bet he was going to leave that mug unwashed in the nearest sink when he was finished with it. I smothered a little bemused giggle as I followed him through the keeper’s gate to the back of the aviary. The sound of claws against the metal fence and feathers was
