When Jared leaves in the pond tonight, he listens a strange voice. It says "hello, newsy".
- Who are you? - asks Jared, forgetting that he can only bark now. But the voice answered:
Look to the cage in the left. Jared looks and see another German Shepherd, which seems to be very old. His fur was tattered and pale, his teeth was broken.
-Yes. It’s me. - answered old dog not opening his mouth. Does you touch the amulet too?
-Yes. Are you... Was you human like me?
-I was a human. Now I almost forgot time when I was a kid. But I tried hardly. Many of the others resigns. They are mere dogs now, without a trace of humanity. Remember, remember everything! Do not follow instincts and you, may be, achieve a chance to become human again. Watch TV, listen other humans talk, recall your life - and? May be, one day you.... But you have not much time. Look at me, I’m 21. I was a teen when I chatted this cursed amulet, but animals age quickly.
Jared remembers a horrible case twelve years ago, which told him by parents. A kid, Barry Corey, disappeared from his house, leaving only clothes. People supposed that his father violated and murdered him and one day they lynched father. But now truth opened before Jared.
-Are you Barry?
-Yes, I even remain Barry. This name is written on my tag. Old dog laughts a joke.
-If I founded an amulet....
-It’s useless. I found it twice. I bite it, touch it with all my paws, wear it - and you see me now. It only cost a life to the kid, who tried to draw amulet from me and touched my collar.
-Is he somewhere here too?
-No. He changes into a mutt and was driven to the vet. I’m almost sure they killed him. He gone mad and looks like rabid dog. Never, never go mad.
-But what I has to do now?
-I do not know. Maybe, you need to find amulet creator, maybe, it would be for your life as for mine. Maybe, you has to break free or find amulet and your clothes, remove your collar and use it on the Friday, full moon in the exact same place where you changes into dog. For me is too late. I almost forgot how to walk on two legs, how to use hands, how to wear clothes. I’m old, I become 60 when I changes to human. I need to sleep now, very tired.