Guess This is a Goodbye

Date: May 12, 2022 (Thursday)

The teardrops have flooded on her face as she listened to the whisper of her dear little sister.

"She's gone. She's no longer breathing."

The pain crawls in her heart in a snap, destructing every part of it. Hoping that the news she minded was unreal.

But what actually happened?

It was a warm day of Friday when a tiny white puppy arrived in Leticia's home. It was brought by her brother in hopes that the puppy could live any longer. The puppy was found on the streets near the fruit field beside the big pine tree, almost got hit by the cars that tend to pass by.

The little one was almost out of sight given the features she possess. She's tiny as the mangoes near the field that fell at their worst. Her white color is almost invisible to the eyes of the drivers who are eyeing for the road and the destination they have set in their heads. Her feet are as weak as the twigs of the trees falling from that area, not being minded by anyone. In a nutshell, she's a pitiful abandoned whelp in the midst of nowhere, feeling depressed and can't seem to find a good reason to live anymore.

Now, as the whelp arrived in Leticia's humble abode, there's no sign of sparkle in her eyes. All that's seen was the sadness that creeps in her face. Her tired body was swaying as she walks in no direction. She's already in her new home, but her heart still longs for a place of the unknown.

They gave her time to adjust. One day, two days, or even three days, are these days enough? Howbeit, the more the days move in the calendar, the more Leticia has realized, that the heart of the little one was covered with uncertainty and doubt that even how much love you pour into it, still not enough for the sadness that it holds to be wiped out.

Perhaps, she missed her family. She missed her sibs who she used to play with and fight until they all get tired. She missed the bond and the warmth that her family once given. She missed everything that happened before, but the moments she missed are the moments that she can't live again as she was abandoned by the owner of the dog, I presume.

As the days have passed, three days to be exact, her lost of motivation to move and to respond continued to stain the day. She loss her appetite, she sleeps excessively, she's not responding to anything or anyone, she's not happy, and name a few. As I looked for some information in the internet, the signs that she holds are the signs of depressions. Guess depression is not just for humans though.

With the alarmed heart, Leticia contacted her friend who is a veterinarian and asked for some suggestion what to do for the poor little puppy. Did the things as suggested, Leticia was hopeful that things will be better for the puppy and she'll live a life that every puppy deserves.

But, how painful fate was for her. Her health continued to deteriorate and in a blink of an eye, her slightly muscled body turned like a squishy, no sign of strength to give. Her voice which she used to be muted for many days was heard, but crying. Her gestures were too vivid that she's asking for help.

With the heartbreaking scene that Leticia has seen, she rushed into the kitchen and find means to help the poor little one on the balcony. She asked her friend on the natural ways to help the puppy as she still can't go outside to find treatment as it was late at night. Leticia didn't know what to do, and felt so helpless.

Moments later, her sister rushed to her and whispered the news that the little puppy no longer breathe. That the puppy didn't make it.

Leticia cried so hard after knowing what happened to the whelp. As much as she wanted for her to stay longer, she can't as the whelp's fate have been served in front of her.

Guess, this is a goodbye for this poor little one. But guess, the pain that she's also feeling ended here are well. Wherever the soul of this puppy is now, I hope it's in a better place. A place away from the cruel reality, away from abandonment and a place just full of love. If she will be reincarnated one day, hope she'll be born to be a lively little one looking so excited to embark the world that she sees, and be with the family that loves her fully.

To our dearest puppy May,

I hope before you left the earth you realized how much we love and care for you. You will always be loved and remembered.

-Leticia Felize

Disclaimer: This is a true story of an abandoned puppy who was then adopted, but still embraced the painful fate.