Keeping Secrets

Chapter 1
Alex Brickton woke on Saturday in the alley. "Hmm, maybe I should move. How about you, Alls?" Not a sound came from the furry animal that Alex heard. She tried shaking it. Nope. Alley had to be... dead. Gone. Alex tried not to cry and left the dog there. Her friend Phineas looked up. "Hey, Alex!" "H-h-hi." "Where's your dog?" She couldn't tell him the truth, that'd upset everything! "Oh, um she, she's asleep." It wasn't a total lie. Phineas shrugged. "Okay." Alex left for OWCA. Carl would understand.