A walk home

It was late afternoon and he was coming home from work. The wind was really cold and he was in a lot of pain. He hadn’t been out in a while and was thinking about calling in sick for the week. Just as he was about to hide behind a big tree, he saw something move in the snow – it was still too far away for him to make out what it was, but it was definitely not a person. It wasn’t until it came closer that he realized it was a small dog, and his heart sank.

It was fine

As the animal got closer to him, he could tell it was in pretty good shape. It was full of energy and didn’t look like it had any frostbite or anything. He was worried that if it had been here for a while, it might have been affected by the cold, but it didn’t seem like that was the case. He tried to pet it and it was still warm to the touch. He noticed it had a collar on it, but it jumped away when he tried to grab it. This made him think it had an owner.