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<\/figure>\nTHUMP!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n It wasn’t a loud noise. It was like crushing a ripe fruit. The car shook and stood still. <\/p>\n\n I sat there, hands firmly on the steering wheel, with no air in my lungs. I didn’t know whether to open the door or turn back time. <\/p>\n\n I went downstairs.<\/p>\n\n There it was.<\/p>\n\n A puppy. Twisted paws. A trickle of blood coming out of the muzzle. But alive. Trembling. Staring at me. <\/p>\n\n It did not bark. It just breathed in bits and pieces, as if every breath was borrowed. <\/p>\n\n -No… no, please… -I whispered without knowing to whom.<\/p>\n\n I wrapped the old blanket from the trunk around him. The body let itself be held, as if it had already decided to surrender. <\/p>\n\n I took out my cell phone.<\/p>\n\n -Judith, it’s me. The ride was like floating. The car was on its own. The puppy in my lap barely moved. Sometimes a whimper, sometimes nothing. At one point I thought he had died. I stopped. I stroked his ear. He wagged his tail a little. <\/p>\n\n -Hold on, little… Please… <\/p>\n\n Judith received it with firm hands. She carried it inside like one who carries dynamite: knowing that any movement could break it further. <\/p>\n\n -Does he have a name? he asked me without looking back. The following days were clinic and waiting. I had no obligation to go, but I went. I would sit in the empty white room, smelling of disinfectant and fodder. Judith would let me in for five minutes. <\/p>\n\n -He has not eaten. Sometimes he would open his eyes when I spoke to him.<\/p>\n\n -Hello, Ocho. It’s me. I’m still here. Don’t give up, baby. There’s still a lot of nice things. Cookies. Beaches. Shades of olive trees. <\/p>\n\n He said it in a calm voice, but inside he was broken. I didn’t sleep well. I would wake up imagining the blow. The body flying. The eyes….. <\/p>\n\n Early one morning, the message arrived.<\/p>\n\n “Come when you can. He’s very weak.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n I ran. Judith was waiting for me at the door. <\/p>\n\n He didn’t tell me anything.<\/p>\n\n He just shook his head. Very slowly. <\/p>\n\n -We tried,” he murmured, not letting me see his eyes, “but he didn’t… he didn’t want to go on. <\/p>\n\n I went inside.<\/p>\n\n Ocho was on a table, wrapped in the same blanket. He was no longer trembling. He seemed asleep. For a second, I almost smiled. Then, I disarmed myself. <\/p>\n\n I sat on the floor next to the stretcher.<\/p>\n\n -I’m sorry. I’m really sorry. I’m sorry I didn’t slow down. I’m sorry I didn’t save you. <\/p>\n\n Minutes passed. Or maybe an hour. Outside, the clock read 08:02. The bus would have arrived in B\u00e0scara by now. The girls would be waiting. But I was there. With Ocho. <\/p>\n\n Conclusion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Some people say, “it was just a dog”.<\/p>\n\n They do not understand.<\/p>\n\n It wasn’t a<\/em> dog. It was that<\/em> dog. It was Duna. It was a life that crossed your path without asking permission. That looked at you once and broke you inside. <\/p>\n\n The worst nightmare for those who love animals is not losing one of their own.<\/p>\n\n It is not being able to save one who never had anyone.<\/p>\n\n From MasTorrencito we wish you a good day and may your dogs be with you!!!!<\/p>\n\n — Some days start like any other day. You wake up, get dressed, get the keys, go out. There is no music in the car. Just the low hum of the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mastorrencitos-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n
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