Chapter 55: Changes Ahead
As hard as he tries, Link cannot come up with another idea to afford the vet clinic than asking his parents. He hates the idea, but in the end, there is no realistic way for him and his sister to earn enough money fast enough. At the clinic, Miles has started to talk about what he and Lilly will do with all that extra time, and showing Link more about what goes on behind the scenes. Book keeping, medical contacts, purchases... all important to keep the clinic running, but also all things that take away time from the patients. Days become longer, time spent with Anne shorter, but if he can find the money to take over the business it will be worth while.That's a major if. But as summer approaches, so does his sister's birthday. The party is, as usual, held in the garden, where Christmas and Jamie has bought in some new furniture, bursting with color and much more comfortable than the old chairs. Those they offer instead to Link and Harmony, who is happy to accept more furniture ...