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A Hero's Burial

The kids ran back to the relative safety of the candy store crying. They told Mr. Jeffries about the pit bulls and what old George had done between honks, cries and sobs. Mr. Jeffries listened calmly. George was his dog: inside he was alternating between pride and rage. He told the children to watch the store (he didn’t care what they took at this point), and left to find his friend.

He found George on the sidewalk where the pit bulls had left him broken, bloody and empty. Mr. Jeffries, approaching “weak and old” himself, knelt down, cradled George’s little body next to his chest, and cried for the first time since his wife had died five years ago.

He got up, walked slowly back to the shop, went around the back, through the gate and into the small backyard where he and George spent so much time in the evenings, Mr. Jeffries in his chair, George in his lap watching their little world. Mr. Jeffries went to the back corner of the yard, grabbed his spade and started digging, tears streaming down his worn face.

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A Hero's Burial
Saint Chuck
Posted about 1 year ago

This is sad, but great descriptions too, not overdone. Nice work.
A Hero's Burial
YodaOnCrack
Posted about 1 year ago

Nice ending – well done! A+
A Hero's Burial
Sailor Emo
Posted about 1 year ago

this one made me cry, seriously. =*(
A Hero's Burial
Kevin Lawver
Posted about 1 year ago

Sorry, but that was kind of the point. It’s all YodaOnCrack’s fault…
A Hero's Burial
fireline12
Posted about 1 year ago

Really sad, but well done.
A Hero's Burial
killorbytes
Posted about 1 year ago

Very nicely done, I agree with Saint Chuck. I definitely got a little choked up (although, with 2 kids that seems to happen more often now). Well done.
A Hero's Burial
T.F. Torrey
Posted about 1 year ago

Beautiful.
A Hero's Burial
Laine the Grey
Posted about 1 year ago

Absolutely wonderful.