Author’s Note: Hi! Here’s the second and final part of Lucky. Enjoy!
If you missed Part 1
“@$%#&^?” I sit up. New Person is awake. Mom is still gone.
“#@%&*^!$!” I sigh. New People always make so much noise when they wake up.
“!@$#%^*&%$^&#*@!” New Person is getting louder and louder. Her noises are higher and screechier too. I put my paws over my ears. Stop! Stop! Stop!
“!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“Stop! Mom’s not here! Stop!” I beg her. I don’t know if she hears. She does stop after a while.
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Mom’s home! “Mom! Mom! Mom! You’re back! New Person is so loud! Mom!”
“&%$#@! Lucky!” Mom scratches me. She looks over at No-Lucky Room. “@$!%@#%%&#&*&@!?”
New Person hasn’t made any noise in a while. She doesn’t now either. I give Mom Look to make her forget New Person.
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“!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” New Person is making Bad Noise again. I watch closed No-Lucky Room door. Mom went in there forever ago.
“@%#%&” New Person makes a begging noise. Mom never makes any noise in No-Lucky Room.
“!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Back to Bad Noise. New People are weird. Mom is Best Human Ever and they get all her attention. They should be happy.
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After a while, New People stop making noise when Mom isn’t home. New Person is same. I forget she is there until Mom comes home.
“Mom! Mom! Mom!” Mom gives me a pat and goes straight to No-Lucky Room.
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I wake up when Bad Noise stops. Door to No-Lucky Room opens. Mom staggers out of No-Lucky Room. She rubs her eyes and stumbles upstairs.
Mom forgot to close No-Lucky Room Door. I sniff at opening. It smells…
Upstairs I hear sound of water. Mom is bathing herself. I turn back to No-Lucky Room. I know smell. What is smell? I follow nose into No-Lucky Room and downstairs.
I know smell. Smell is taste of Time I Caught Rabbit. Smell is taste of Time I Got Thorn in Paw. Salty and Tangy. Blood.
Human leashed to wall is covered in blood.
My fur bristles. Tail goes still. New Person’s head is drooped in Leash. I push nose against New Person’s face. New Person does not wake.
“Lucky!” Mom is angry. Drop into crouch and lower head. Tail hides under legs. “Bad Dog! @#%$!” She charges at me. Run.
Upstairs. Out of No-Lucky Room. To bed in corner. Lay down. Head low. Tail lower.
Mom comes out of No-Lucky Room and closes door. She looks at me.
Head lower. “Sorry.” Whimper.
“Stay.” She orders.
Obey.
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“Lucky?” She’s home. Slink back to bed in corner.
“Lucky.” She sighs. She moves toward me. Scooch backward. Lower head.
She slows, crouching to make herself smaller. “Lucky. @#^%!%#$” She makes soothing noises. She holds out a hand to smell.
Sniff slow. Careful. Mom!
“#$@% Lucky.” Mom continues to make soothing noises. Tail thumps once. Kiss hand. Mom makes a happy sound and happy face.
Mom! Mom! Mom! I jump into Mom’s arms. Tail wags. Kiss Mom’s face. Mom smells so good!
“$^!*&#@% Walk Lucky?”
Walk? Walk! Oh boy oh boy! Ohboyohboyohboy!
