Tank still carries wounds.
Not all of them are visible — but they surface when he’s alone for more than ten minutes.
Tuffie sees this.
She doesn’t rush in. She doesn’t try to fix him.
Instead, she sits quietly beside him, offering a soft paw when the spark in his eyes flickers.
Tuffie understands this kind of sorrow.
She once felt it too — the ache of being left behind, of waiting for a heart to choose you.“Pain sometimes needs to be felt,” she thinks.
“And sometimes… it just needs to be noticed.”
So she waits. Watches.
And when the moment is right — she tags him and yells, “You’re it!”
Because sometimes, what healing needs most… is play.
🐾 But Then One Day… Something Changed
Tank started to wander again — the way he used to when searching for the family who left him.
But this time…He had a smile on his face.
Tuffie noticed it.
At first, she thought it was a smell. A memory.
But then she saw her — just at the edge of the woods.
A graceful presence. Watching from a distance.
Too far for JJ or MeMe to spot, but close enough for Tank’s heart to feel her.
She didn’t have a name yet.
But she would soon.
The forest would come to know her as Lexus. She appeared Slowly and Quietly
💛 A New Love, A New Chapter
Lexus didn’t rush into the Forest like others. But she stole Tank’s heart — not with noise, but with presence.
And from that quiet love, a new spark of chaos was born:
Uno.
🤪 Meet Uno – The Tiny Tornado with a Tagline
Their son Uno enters in Book 10 with his best ferret friend, Ricky Ticky, and an energy no one in the Forest was prepared for.
His catchphrase?
“I’m Uno.
Mess around — and find I’m Uno.
And you’re out.”
You’ve been warned. 😅You can explore:
- Lexus’s full story in her upcoming book
- Tuffie’s quiet wisdom in future Forest posts
- And Uno’s energetic debut in Book 10
Because in the Forest of Friends…
Every wound can find healing.
Every heart can find home.
And every misfit can find a place to play.