Better Things To Do
Mother Sarah, on the other hand, was occupied with her work-from-home job as an interior designer. She was constantly glued to her laptop, typing away at her assignments.
She noticed Sparky's howling but dismissed it as the dog being overly protective of Noah. Although she loved her baby, she had a lot of catching up to do after he was born. She may have neglected his need for attention.
It Is Strange
One evening, Sarah was busy on a conference call, her laptop perched precariously on the edge of the kitchen counter. Noah was nestled in his crib nearby, and Sparky lay at his feet, eyeing the baby warily.
As Sarah juggled the call, she spotted a brown stain on Noah's diaper. Her heart skipped a beat. She hadn't noticed it before, but it was there, unmistakably. She quickly excused herself from the call, her mind racing with questions. What was the stain? How had it gotten there?
A Mark On Noah
Sparky let out a piercing howl, his eyes fixed on Sarah as she approached the crib. She gently picked up Noah, her heart pounding in her chest.
As she changed his diaper, she noticed that the stain was gone. It had disappeared as quickly as it had appeared. She shrugged it off, thinking that the new brand of diaper was ultra-absorbent and made stains disappear.
