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 born, Roddy had been
by her side, guarding her, playing with her, making her smile. But now she sat all
alone in her bed...crying.
SCRATCH...SCRATCH...SCRATCH!!
Tiasha knew Roddy was scratching at the
door from the other side, asking to get inside, like he always did. Every night
for the last 2 years, he slept beside her on the bed...keeping her warm and
safe. Tonight was the first night in a long time that she slept alone...without
Roddy by her side.
SCRATCH...SCRATCH...SCRATCH!!
Tiasha peeped out of the window and into
the dark night outside. As her eyes adjusted to the dark, she looked straight
at the fresh grave in the backyard where Roddy was buried in the afternoon. The
dog was hit by a truck before the crack of dawn and died instantly...his guts
colored the asphalt with dark tones of crimson blood.
SCRATCH...SCRATCH...SCRATCH!!
Tiasha saw that mud and dirt was scattered
all over the grave site signalling someone or something disturbed the peaceful
final resting place of her friend Roddy. She slowly turned around towards the
door and kept staring at it.
SCRATCH...SCRATCH...SCRATCH!!
Finally she took a heavy breath and decided
what she needed to do. She slowly got off her bed and tip-toed towards the
door. Tiasha stood right in front of the door and took a deep breath. Her heart
filled with joy. Her face lit up with the most beautiful smile. She held the
door and turned the knob, opening the door slowly.
THE
END
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2015 DIPAYAN CHATTERJEE
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