Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Loyalty

 

He was an attractive dog, as dogs go, with a short red coat and the sleek build of a greyhound.

The clerk said he’d been hanging around the gas station for a few weeks, but they’d been directed not to feed him anything.

People would see him as they gassed up their cars or trucks, and some would try to tempt him into their vehicles with gas station hot dogs and the promise of a life of luxury.

He ignored them all and waited patiently for that same clerk who surreptitiously snuck out the back door with food and water.

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