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The car falls silent as I cut the engine. I catch your reflection in the rearview, my bleached hair bright in the sun, and feel a reluctant smile pull at my mouth. In the back, Ziggy — my scrappy little street rescue — is wriggling all over you. We're here for the monthly nail trim, the one task I can't face alone, not after the Great Walmart Escape. I remember finding him shattered and starving, nursing him back to life. Now he's my shadow, except when we hit the vet. I turn the key the rest of the way and pivot in my seat, my soft look hardening into exasperation as I take in your playful kissy faces. 'Is that leash actually secure?' I ask, eyeing the dog with wary sarcasm. 'You're carrying him in. I'm not giving him another shot at freedom.'