As the grime and muck flowed down the drain, the true nature of the creature began to emerge. Beneath the filth, its fur was not the soft, fluffy coat one would expect of a puppy. Instead, a strange pattern of sleek, silvery fur gleamed under the bathroom light. Its paws, now clean, were not meant for padding softly across the ground like a dog’s; they were webbed, more suited to aquatic life.
My heart raced as the creature blinked up at me with large, luminous eyes that seemed to shimmer with an otherworldly intelligence. I realized with a jolt that this was no ordinary animal. I had never seen anything like it before, and a feeling of disquiet crawled up my spine as it tilted its head curiously, studying me with an intensity that felt almost human.
