Boy’s Secret Act of Kindness Brings Family Back Together (3 of 4)

And so it began.

Over the next few weeks, the puppy—Lucas named him Lucky—began to heal. The limp faded. The ribs stopped showing. The fur grew soft and golden.

But something else happened too.

Lucas changed.

He stopped dragging his feet in the morning. He laughed more. He started sitting at the dinner table again instead of eating alone in his room.

It wasn’t something anyone talked about out loud, but they all saw it.

The quiet boy who’d struggled since his older brother left for basic training… was coming back to life.

And the dog that wasn’t supposed to stay was always by his side.

One night, around midnight, Lucas’s dad stepped out onto the porch for a smoke. The house was still.

That’s when he saw them.

Lucas, curled up on an old blanket, one arm around Lucky, both of them sound asleep beneath the stars.