Alison observes

She crouched low and studied every detail—the way Coco’s tail twitched softly, the stillness in her massive frame, the small animal’s sharp little ears twitching as if listening. Alison wanted to memorize this entire scene. It felt magical, the kind of thing no one would ever believe. For a brief, fleeting moment, everything in the zoo fell silent around them.
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