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RODDY - A Short Story by Dipayan Chatterjee

RODDY Dipayan Chatterjee SCRATCH...SCRATCH...SCRATCH!! For a brief moment her 6 year old heart filled with joy. She instantly became ecstatic and sat up quickly removing the warm protective cover created by her blanket. Her face lit up with the most beautiful smile. But then in just a fraction of a second, Tiasha felt a crippling thump inside her just as if her heart skipped a beat. A dense sense of fear and dread spread over her heart and mind as she felt her body stifle. The darkness of the truth dawned over her slowly as she sat alone in her dimly lit room in the middle of the dark silent night. SCRATCH...SCRATCH...SCRATCH!! Tiasha tried hard to scream, desperate to call her parents for help. Tears rolled down her eyes as she tried to make her heart comprehend the truth. All she wanted to do was jump out of the bed, open the door and let him in. She loved him with all her heart...after all he was her best friend...her dog Roddy! Since the day Tiasha was b