Friday, March 18, 2011

"The Curse" by Andre Dubus

I had a close friend who lead a troubled life. She was married to a man who could not appreciate the dedication of her to their family. One aftenoon she and her daughter arrived at my home. The daughter was bouncing around the house with a cute brown puppy. It had been a birthday present and turned terrribly wrong. My friend's abusive husband had the puppy locked in the garage and it chewed all the wires in his motorcycle. I listened horrified by the story of this cute little puppy becoming a the center of this evil mans anger. My guest packed up thier things, said their goodbyes and headed to the door. In just a second I looked down seeing this wide eyed puppy. I picked up the puppy and headed out the door to see my friend with her window down pleding with me to take the puppy.  Chelse has been a faithful compainon for over ten years
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  1. Dawn SouthardMarch 18, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    It seems that animals always get the bad end of the deal. Glad you were there to rescue Chelse because many are not so lucky.

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  2. Maria SouthersMay 4, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    That is such a heartbreaking story... It infuriates me when people hurt animals; they are defenseless and can't help what they do. On the bright side though, it sounds like it was actually a blessing for you =-)

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