I still remember the day when I met him for the first time. It was a warm summer afternoon as I spent the day lazing on a couch devouring scrumptious cookies at Sandra's place. Time had lost its purpose as my only way to pass it was gaping at the clock with seconds passing into minutes and minutes passing into hours. My life had managed to touch rock bottom as I lay on the couch motionless, my vision now fixated on the lizard as it made its way from one side of the ceiling to the other.

"Enough is enough" a sudden voice in my head roared with fury. "I am not going to let a creepy reptile dominate my Monday afternoon. What happened to the fun and full of energy Betty? When did that spark in me die? I know what I need... A new zeal in life. That's what I need." That was the moment when he entered the room and in perspective, entered my life.

His mere presence in the room brought along an aura of gusto. I had never seen someone as cute and charming ever before in my life. Life came to a standstill and I put in my best efforts to avoid any eye contact with him. I somehow could not resist the temptation as my eyeballs kept moving in his direction and I managed a sneak peek to get a glimpse of his features.

Those light brown eyes, curly shampooed hair, cute nose and sharp features made me go weak in my knees, and I was lying on the God Damn Couch!

As I was the only other living being present in the room, he locked his sight on me as I curled up with a shy grin on my face. Then, with long strides, he slowly made his way towards the couch. I could feel my heart pounding the inside of my chest trying to break free. With a sudden bolt, he jumped on the couch right beside me. As the couch bounced up and down, so did my heart, reverberating with the impact of his recent existence in my life. He slowly brought his face close to mine. I could not feel my pulse anymore. Then, with his mouth an inch away from my ear, he softly whispered his first and probably only words to me that I would ever hear from him, "Woof Woof".