Alex sighed and eased the car to the curb.
Lily cried and fumbled with her seatbelt, flustered—yet made no move to actually get out.
Sure enough, Alex caved. "Serena, how about we take Lily back to the hospital first, then head home? She's a girl, and she's not in a good headspace right now. I can't let her go back alone."
I said nothing. I just opened the back door and stepped out.
Someone who actually wants to leave doesn't hesitate like that.
"No need to drive me. I'll get there myself." I slammed the door shut.
Alex sighed. "What are you making a fuss about now?"
Before I could respond, Lily cut in, voice trembling. "Serena seems upset. Go comfort her. You spoiled her."
Alex rolled up the window, hit the gas, and sped off in a cloud of dust.
I blinked back tears and opened the app again.
After adding a hundred-dollar tip, I finally got a ride to Cheese's regular vet. A familiar doctor ran a full panel of tests.