Mila thought for a moment, then nodded. “Alright, but if he causes any problems, we have to find him a new home.”
Chris grinned and gave her a hug. “Thank you, Mila. You won’t regret it.”
Over the next few days, Chris did everything he could to make Ollie feel at home. He bought him a comfortable bed, toys, and food. He took him for long walks in the park and played with him in the apartment. And slowly but surely, Ollie started to come out of his shell.
One day, while Chris was at work, Mila decided to take Ollie for a walk. As they passed by the closed bike shop, Ollie suddenly stopped and started barking. Mila looked at the shop, then at Ollie. “What’s wrong, boy?” she asked.
Ollie barked again and started scratching at the door. Mila was curious, so she decided to see if there was anyone inside. She knocked on the door, but there was no answer. Then she noticed a small sign in the window that said “For Sale.”
Mila took Ollie home and told Chris what had happened. Chris was intrigued. “I wonder if there’s something in that shop that Ollie is looking for,” he said.
The next day, Chris called the real estate agent who was selling the bike shop. He explained the situation and asked if he could take a look inside. T
he agent agreed, and a few hours later, Chris and Mila were standing in front of the shop.
The agent unlocked the door and let them in. The shop was empty, except for a few old bikes and some tools. Chris and Mila looked around, but they didn’t see anything that could explain Ollie’s behavior.
Just as they were about to leave, Ollie ran over to a corner of the shop and started digging. Chris and Mila followed him and saw that he was digging under a pile of old newspapers.
Chris bent down and started pulling the newspapers away. Underneath, he found a small box. He opened the box and saw a picture of Ollie and a man. The man was the owner of the bike shop.
Chris showed the picture to Mila. “I think this is Ollie’s owner,” he said. “And I think he’s been coming here every day to look for him.”
Mila looked at the picture, then at Ollie. “Poor thing,” she said. “He must have been so lonely.”
Chris put the box back under the newspapers and picked Ollie up. “Come on, boy,” he said. “Let’s go home.”
From that day on, Ollie became a part of Chris and Mila’s family. He was no longer a lonely dog, and he had a new home where he was loved and cared for.
And every now and then, Chris and Mila would take Ollie to the park and let him run around and play. And as they watched him, they knew that they had made the right decision.
