She walked past the dog every day. Tied to a rope barely a metre long, the grass where he paced had turned to bare earth.
Her parents noticed a change, asked her what was causing the sadness in her eyes. She told them about the dog through a throat thick with tears.
A week later, the dog was gone.
Her heart soared with hope as she rushed home, throwing open the door to find that nothing had changed. Her heart sank back down again.
She heard a single bark. Saw her father’s eyes sparkle as the light returned to hers.
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