Childhood Memories Of A Dog

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I lay awake remembering the first time I got Rufus he was only 6 months and my parents surprised me for my birthday when I was 5. I asked them and pleaded for a dog. My parents finally gave in. My parents got him from the shelter he was rescue dog that got abused by its owner. He didn 't have a tail but he was a gorgeous dog with a fleece white as snow. Though he had a kidney disease he was a ball of energy when i got him i never thought something alive can go so fast. I wake up and walk up in the dark standing rubbing my feet on the carpet I walk up to rufus where he lay curled up in a ball. He looks fine but what he doesn 't know is it last day tomorrow. I don 't want it to be i lay thinking about the moment for months the doctor says it …show more content…

I don 't listen, I just stare a rufus. Does he know what 's going to happen? The whole day goes by in a blur. The next morning my mom shakes me awake. I wake up grudgingly and get ready. My parents and i bundled into the car as my dad drove across the freeway i had Rufus in my lap i stroked his belly and held his paw all the way to the vets. A tear drop falls across my face. Rufus paws his way to my face and licks it off and whimpers. I smile. When we arrive a plump lady stands in the desk vigorously typing across a keyboard. She looks up smiling way to happily and drags her long hot pink nails on top of her oversized head and says squeaky “Welcome to doctor pillars office how may I help you” My mom says “um we 're here to see doctor pillar” “She will be here any minute uh..” “Suzan” “Yes, suzan” Me and my mom take a sit in a large red arm chair. I spin around as my mom flips through a selection of fashion magazines. My mom then turns around and says,“It will be ok, it the right thing to do”. I nod. I have heard it a million times since yesterday. But i can 't help but think is it. A tall colored women comes in smiling, we follow her into a tiny

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