them?â âOf course,â Maggie says. âThough you know itâs totally natural to be scared. Big animals can be dangerous, especially when theyâre hurt or ill. Even my grandmother gets nervous sometimes. The main thing is to focus on what you can do to help.â Brenna nods in agreement, and I smile. Getting my fear out in the openâand hearing that itâs all part of the jobâmakes me feel so much better. âOne more thing,â I add. âAbout cross-country, Iâm going to need to think about it,â I tell them. âIâm not going to try out for the team just to be nice, or just because you think I should. Iâm only going to do it if I decide I want to.â Now itâs Maggieâs turn to smile. âThatâs the spirit,â she says. âHey, you know what we should do right now?â Brenna says. âMake that list of kitten names.â âToo late,â I say. âI have already figured out what Iâm going to call my kitten.â âTell us,â Brenna says. âIâm naming her after the sweetest cat I ever knew,â I say. âIâm naming her Lucy.â Itâs the perfect nameâwe all agreeâas we walk back inside the place where we all belong: Dr. Macâs Place.