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Today is Milo’s birthday. He sits quietly in the corner, his round dark eyes fixed on the doorway as though he is waiting for …

Today, Bruno turned sixteen. He stood in the middle of the room with cloudy blue eyes and colorful socks wrapped around his aging legs. …

Today, Shadow turned twenty-one. Two small candles were placed on top of his favorite food. Their flames flickered before his cloudy eyes, but Shadow …

Today is her birthday. She stands quietly inside the clinic on only three legs, her body thin and tired, her eyes still carrying the …

For most of her life, she had never been called by a name. At the breeding facility, she was only a number written on …

Pip did not understand birthdays. For most of his life, celebration had always belonged to other people. He had watched tables full of food …

Today should have been Stella’s birthday. It should have been a day of warmth, a full bowl, gentle hands, and the kind of love …

Today is Bailey’s birthday. But instead of running around the yard, wagging her tail beside a small cake, she is lying motionless on a …

Today, I turned twenty. They placed a red balloon beside me and whispered, “Happy birthday, old boy,” while the sunlight warmed my silver face. …

The first explosion tore through the gate before anyone had time to react. Smoke swallowed the air. Soldiers fell. Amid the screaming and debris, …