When Ruby climbed into the backseat, her whole posture shifted. Her eyes were sad, and she kept looking at Haleigh, the woman who had taken her in for a sleepover.
She didn’t know it yet, but her life was on the brink of something amazing.
Ruby had been wandering the streets of Burlington, North Carolina, before landing in a shelter. She was quiet and nervous at first, adjusting to the unfamiliar sounds and smells.
To ease some of that anxiety, Haleigh decided to bring Ruby home for one night.…