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scooper nearby.
    Bay got to her
feet and approached the doctor creature stiffly. Her entire body ached as she
moved, but she was determined. They had to learn she was intelligent—then
again, would they turn her into a slave? The idea was frightening, but Bay
couldn’t stand the thought of sleeping on floors and being fed by hand or
lapping water from steel bowls.
    The doctor noted
her approach and smiled at her, he motioned for her to sit at his feet. Like
a good doggy. It was all Bay could do to keep from
growling. She shook her head and pointed at her chest as best as she could with
the sheet wrapped securely around her. Surely they must see she wasn’t a pet
simply because she felt the need for modesty.
    “Bay,” she said
and damned her raspy grunt; she sounded like a disgruntled chicken with a lump
in its throat. She then pointed at him. The doctor looked at her questioningly
and Bay stomped a foot. “Bay.”
    The doctor shook
his head somewhat quizzically. Bay went and sat beside him on the furniture and
was immediately pushed to the floor, though not harshly; she landed with a bang
onto her bottom. The doctor pointed at the mound of covers on the floor in the
corner and spoke a sharp word, making her jump. He picked up the paperwork that
he had placed in his lap and ignored her.
    Bay stared up at
him for a few moments, rose and, rubbing her derrière, made her way back to the
mound. She glanced back at him as she went, but he continued to ignore her. This
is not going to be easy. She settled down onto the pile that was her spot. These creatures actually thought she was an animal. She had gone from
being a tortured captive to a pet. Why hadn’t the Tonan explained what she was? Then again why would he? He had been so hell bent and determined
to be rid of her, she imagined he had told her new ‘owner’ anything he had
wanted to hear.
    She was so lost in thought, Bay was startled when the doctor suddenly
appeared before her. He held something in his hand that he motioned her to
take. The words he was speaking were clearly meant to know she had made him
happy with her obedience. The food in his hand was her reward.
    Good grief.
Would there be no end to this embarrassment?
    Bay hoped he
didn’t expect her to lick his hand in gratitude. Whereas the backs of his
fingers and hands were covered in a much finer layer of silky white fur, his
palms and the front of his fingers were hard wrinkled flesh. The item he held
was shaped like a popsicle ; it was white and Bay wondered
if it was frozen yogurt. She was torn between refusing it out of principle or
taking it, knowing it would soothe her throat.
    With reluctance,
Bay reached for the treat; the doctor patted her on her head and Bay groaned.
He rattled off a few more words and stroked her hair as though she were a good
girl. Bay narrowed her eyes and thought— if you think I’m going to lick my
own ass, you weird freak, or chase a ball, I really
will piss on your furniture.
    The doctor rose
and returned to his reading. Bay stuck the popsicle in
her mouth and sucked hard trying to deal with her pent-up emotions; she was
fuming. The frozen substance soothed her throat, but the hard sucking hurt and
she ceased her assault to lick at it normally. She studied the doctor while she
ate. The creatures hadn’t been cruel—except for the smack to her nose. They
were huge and scary-looking, different. They weren’t too bad now that she was
used to them, perhaps it had been their great size that had really frightened
her.
    Bay wondered if
they thought she was ugly. The Tonan had been
handsome, spoke English and looked like a large human man under his armor that
seemed to absorb into his flesh on command. He had also been brutal with her,
making him appear more hideous than these new creatures. These creatures were
no less scary to gaze upon, but they seemed concerned for her well-being. They
seemed intelligent—although a bit dense when it came to her.
    Bay finished her