“Daddy?” Kayla called in a loud voice, trailing down the stairs from her room wearing sweat pants and her gray hoodie. Around her head was a blue ski band.
“What?” Earl answered. He was half sleep in bed.
“I'm going out for a walk!” Kayla yelled after hearing him.
“Take Liz with ya!” Earl said after waking up further with a snort. He paused to yawn before saying, “She needs to be walked.”
At hearing her name, Liz woke up with a bark. She was underneath Earl's king size bed. The dog scurried from beneath it and squeezed through the cracked open door. She found herself in the kitchen. The dog continued to follow Kayla repeatedly calling her name. Liz darted around the corner and finally saw the young lady with a leash in one hand. Liz barked again as Kayla bended down to her level to att
