by Alyssa Symon from the January 28, 2019 issueTagline: Erika had given up on finding love, content with the unconditional affection from her furry friends, until a serendipitous accident gave her new hope.
Observations: I wanted to analyze the black moment in this story because it was particularly nice.
Boy meets girl.
Boy tends to girl's bumped head.
Girl confesses:
"I love animals. I had a dog growing up, Scotty. He was my best friend. My parents worked a lot, but Scotty was always there for me. I wanted to give other kids the opportunity to have a best friend like Scotty..."
Boy goes silent for a moment.
Girl thinks boy thinks she's wacko for having a dog for a best friend.
Boy confesses...he's a vet!
I really liked how Erika's self-doubt made us really feel for her. We've all felt that uncertainty that we've stuck our foot (or paw!) in our mouth.
I also thought the ending--where he brought the hot cocoa to her, and they drank a toast to animals--was perfect.
Photo credit: Marco Verch via Flickr CC license
3 comments:
Cute story. Enjoyed it.
I really liked Erika's character. Hot cocoa and dogs...what's not to love! I enjoyed this story.
This was a well written story.
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