“How about today?”
He was startled, but answered evenly. “Can’t. Too busy.”
“I see that,” the dog answered, nodding. “But maybe just for a little while? It’s such a nice day.”
He didn’t answer, kept typing, kept typing, willed his heart to slow down.
“You could take a peek out the window,” the dog continued. “See how nice it is? Sunny, warm. Nobody out there waiting, not a soul. You’d be perfectly safe. We could take a walk, maybe just to the end of the street, you and me.”
“Maybe tomorrow.”
“Sure,” said the dog, with some resignation. “Maybe tomorrow.”
Interesting tale of self enforced seclusion...
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DeleteVery well written. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading and commenting! :)
DeleteThis made me want to cry a little... and miss my dog.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad it resonated with you, thank you :-)
DeletePoor puppy .. I would walk him/her.
ReplyDeleteOh, the dog's fine. It's the guy on the laptop we need to worry about. ;-)
DeletePoor dog's looking after him - and so patiently so!
ReplyDeleteMan's best friend :-)
DeleteInteresting twist. I like it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading and commenting. :-)
DeleteA dog's life!
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Sure is. :-)
DeleteHa! Love this...
ReplyDeleteLove it, I can read between the lines.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I was hoping what was actually going on would be clear. :-)
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