Ruari checked her cellphone's screen for the time. It's been about an hour. Glancing down at Carlien, he didn't seem fatigued, but he was panting. She smiled, bending down slightly to pet his head. "Time to go home." Carlien wagged his tail in response.
They turned around to walk back. They were only just in the bad area, but it wasn't too far in. Her house wasn't more than 30 minutes away. Keeping her "key-knife" in hand, Carlien in the other, they walked slowly. She was definitely thirsty, so when she got home, she would definitely get the both of them some water.
Once home and inside, she unhooked Carlien, then went straight to the kitchen for water, Carlien at her heels. Routine. Opening the fridge, Ruari grabbed out a cold bottle water and set it on the counter. She then picked up Carlien's dark purple dog dish and filled it with sink water, setting it gingerly onto the floor. She uncapped her bottled water and drank deeply, leaning against the kitchen counter. She could hear the lapping from Carlien drinking from his bowl.
Beeeeep. Her phone went off and she set the water down, grabbing her phone out of her pocket. She glanced at the screen, and it was a text from her boss to come in whenever she got the message. Being that it was Ruari's day off, the boss preferred texting so she could come in whenever she was available. Ruari pursed her lips for the moment. She was planning on trying to get a hold of Orien, not go to work. She texted her boss back:
To: Boss-Lady
From: Me
Sorry, but I'm going to check up on an old friend. :)
She knew her boss would understand, she always does, because she's the best boss ever! Keeping phone in hand, she went to her contacts and scrolled down to Orien's number, clicking on "Send Message" under his name.
To: Orien
From: Me
Hey, Orien, I wonder if you still kept this number? It's Dr. Ruari Hayes! How've you been and can I stop by? :)
Loving her job, she loved to make housecalls to the ones she truely trusts, like Orien. She also didn't care if he called her "Ruari" or "Ri" instead of "Dr. Hayes."