blood still stains when the sheets are washed

Sue Sinclair was washing dishes when she heard the front door open.

She waited, but all she heard was the sound of the hall bathroom clicking shut. She wiped off her hands and beelined for the source of the noise. She leaned against the door and pressed her ear to it, instantly making out the distinct cries of a little girl inside. It didn’t sound like Erica. She reached for the doorknob and felt something wet.

Blood. There was blood on the doorknob.

Or, Max doesn't know where else to go when something horrible happens, so she lets herself into the Sinclair's house. Sue and Lucas take care of her. Read the tags, the dove is not dead but it is gravely injured.