Diane walked over.

There was a small metal tag buried beneath the leaves.

Marcus picked it up.

It was attached to a key.

Diane stared.

“Another key?”

Marcus turned it over.

There was a number engraved on it.

214.

They looked at each other.

Then Marcus laughed.

“No way.”

Diane smiled.

“Maybe he’s trying to give us another mystery.”

They followed Buddy back toward the storage building.

But when they reached the old unit, the door was empty.

There was nothing inside.

Except a small handwritten note taped to the wall.

Diane opened it.

The handwriting was Caleb’s.

Only four words were written:

“You already found it.”

Diane laughed.

Then she cried.

Because she finally understood.

The treasure had never been hidden in the storage unit.

It had been hidden in the lives Caleb had touched.

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The Dog Had Led Diane Somewhere for a Reason

Years later, Diane would still think about that morning.