When she arrived, Avi was waiting, as usual, his ball in mouth. He tilted his head at her floral crown and glittery ears. Then he saw her tail. “You look… shiny!” he barked, snorting. Bilara’s cheeks (if she had any) would’ve flushed with embarrassment.
Bilara, a sleek, silver tabby cat with emerald eyes, had been buzzing with excitement all week. Her best friend, Avi—a golden retriever with a tail that wagged like a metronome—had invited her to a “spa-themed park date” the next day. Bilara, who’d secretly admired Avi’s sun-kissed fur and joyful bark, wanted to look absolutely fabulous . bilaralookingprettyformydogavi
“Perfect,” she sighed, inspecting her now sunshine-yellow tail in the window. Time to head to the park! When she arrived, Avi was waiting, as usual,
