Chapter 21: Kindness Marks the End of the Beginning
— The Animal Shelter Stream – "Hope for Paws" (437 Viewers)
A girl knelt beside a golden retriever with a bandaged leg. While feeding the dog, she introduced, "I found Cooper with an injured leg in a park. He is a lovely and obedient child."
She genuinely smiled while feeding Cooper. "Even $5 helps us buy food for a day," she said, looking at the camera.
Augustus smiled and, without any hesitation, gifted: $50,000.
Familiar with small donations, she gasped visibly at the notification, then started tearing up with a happy smile. "You don’t know... how much this means. Thank you, thank you, Augustus," she said, tears welling, and she tightly hugged Cooper.
"Woof woof!" the pup barked. She chuckled through her tears and, with a cracked voice, mumbled, "See, even Cooper is thanking you," and broke into a dazzling smile.
| I’m not crying, you are!
| He gave more than money. He gave hope.
The number of viewers began increasing.
Augustus chuckled with moist eyes. "Haah... even after cleaning, there’s so much dust," he mumbled with a soft smile and backed away to search for more videos.
[Can confirm: moisture detected near both heart and eyeballs.]
