His sudden voice startled me. I had assumed the old dog wouldn’t want to engage in any more conversation.
Stepping
“My friend is missing, and I’m searching for her in this town.”
“...”
“So I wanted to see if you’ve seen her.”
I’m not sure why she would hide from me up this many steps. But it doesn’t hurt to check.
Why’d she even run from me in the first place?
Why would she want to hide from me?
Was this entire thing just her hiding from me?
No, surely not, she would never.
Right?