As Emerald climbed out of the car and walked across the crunchy dirt, her eyes lit up with excitement as she spotted two medium-sized black and white dogs bounding towards her.
"Ollie, Oscar!" she called out happily, bending down to scratch and pet the over-excited Border Collies as they pounced on her repeatedly. "Oh, I've missed you two so much!"
"They're not the only ones who've missed you, missy," a voice said, causing Emerald to look up. She saw a middle-aged woman with dark brown hair and green eyes making her way down the porch steps, arms open wide in a welcoming gesture.
"Get in line, boys, she's all mine!" the woman joked, wrapping her arms around Emerald, who returned the embrace warmly. "Aunt Silvia, I'm so glad to see you," Emerald murmured over her Aunt's shoulder as they
