By Paula Wescott
‘Twas her heritage that attracted me to her. She were like me. The ‘pure-bloods’ who thought they was superior called us half-breeds, but we didn’t let ‘em bother us.
Or maybe it was her coat. ‘Twas real nice. Silky but warm lookin’. A deep chocolate shade that matched her eyes. She looked classy, like she belonged in a wealthy family, not on the run kickin’ with me in the hood.
I nudged the gift I’d gotten for her towards her. I thought she’d be pleased.
“You crazy, Gus?” she barked. “That crap is poison! Chocolate’s for humans, not dogs, you dummy!”
This is great, Paula. So cute and I love her sass at the end.
Great voice in this story. When the MC said the word “like”, I heard love. I’m sure when he/she was chided by the lady-love for giving the chocolate, the MC took the harsh words as music ? to his or her ears, so obviously was the love ? from the MC’s end. Good job!
Just perfect! Love the voice!
Paula, this was really sweet! At first I thought some sort of dystopian tale of racism and ostracism, but you spun the “tail” back around wagging! Very nice!
Thank you for putting a smile on my face this morning. It’s even more fun to read it a second and third time, admiring the clever twist at the end.
What a great voice. I loved the surprise ending. So much done in so few worlds. Great job.
Nice build up there Paula. Then the gotcha!
Good one!
? you sure got me with that ending. I had a whole Harry Potter ish scene in my head…lol until the bomb was dropped. Marvelous.
This really is how voice is portrayed. Something I’m trying hard to work on. And nice illusion. Kudos.
Encore! Encore!