Michelle entered the owlery with a tearstained face. Lokking around her, there were two more people, and she slid past them over to where Scruffington was waiting.

"Hey Scruff, did you miss me? I missed you lots...", she whispered in a shaky voice to her gorgeous snowy owl.

She gently stroked his feathers and slipped some food into his cage. As she watched him eat up all the snacks, tears welled up in her eyes. Remembering that there were people around, she tried to blink the tears away.