a time my world change V. 2

Responsibility

I am eight and yesterday my parents had finally agreed

to get me what I always wished for.

They are going to get me a dog

after months of begging and pleading

after hearing them telling me its a lot of responsibility to have a dog

but I still bugged them.

Till yesterday they did something shocking and unthinkable.

They agreed.

It is a glorious day

It is October 23

bright orange and yellow leaves

were just about to fall

my mom told me

“we are just looking today, not getting a dog”

I agreed not to fall in love with the first cute face that I looked upon

but

unfortunately I did.

He was the shaggiest of them all

The rest were well groomed

it looked as if they had skipped him.

His fur was so long it hung in front of his eyes so he could not see

as the other well groomed dogs romped around him

He just sat there looking around waiting for someone

And

I knew that this was the dog for me

Calm, quiet, and didn’t look as if he cared what the other dogs thought of him

for just sitting there looking around aimlessly .

But I did not voice this opinion to my mother yet

because today

we were just looking

I gently picked him up from the doggy playpen.

and sat down on the cold tile floor.

he fell asleep in my lap

he was the warm and he began to snore

I looked up at my mom

“I want this one” I said.

His name was Dutch he lived till he was fifteen.

He was blind and old from the day I got him

but I loved him none the less.

He was my

Responsibility.