The Wright Writers of Dayton voted on the entries for the Spring Season Short Story Contest. The winning story is below. Enjoy!
Lucas is my inspiration for “Sammy”.
Sammy
by Colleen Green
I laid Sammy’s blanket onto the grass next her burial site. She was our beloved, furry member of our family. Ever since she passed away four springs ago, I’ve missed her every day. Each spring I planted a different kind of flower to create a colorful collection on top of Sammy’s burial site in our garden.
As I knelt onto the soft fabric the breeze blew the scent of her over me. It was the same smell I used to enjoy as I’d kiss the top of her head while rubbing her ears.
Sammy used to love to dig in this garden. Pushing the dirt back with her big, powerful paws as fast as she could while barking in excitement at the ground while constantly shoveling the dirt away from it. Eventually she would mold the ground into a custom shaped bed for her to lay in while keeping watch over her large yard. It was typical of a Great Pyrenees to be an avid digger and guardian.
I longed to be as close to Sammy as possible as my hands plunged into the soil. In my mind I was inches away from giving her a belly rub. Those used to be her favorite. I made a small hole with my hands. A tear escaped my eye and hit the dirt. I took a deep breath trying to get through the task.
“You got this,” my husband, Tyler said while sitting down on the blanket beside me.
I nodded then put the flowers from the pot into the ground and pushed the dirt around it making it snug.
“They are beautiful flowers, aren’t they?” I asked.
“They are.”
Soft fur grazed my leg as I looked down and saw her daughter, Bianca who had laid beside me. She looked up at me with the same dark chocolate eyes of her mother’s. I gave her a pat on the head.
Bianca and Tyler always helped me get through this process.
Bianca was my guardian angel if angels could have beautiful fur instead of wings. She was usually beside me while watching over me. Bianca’s mother, Sammy was a Great Pyrenees, and her father, Lucas was an Alaskan Malamute. When they had their daughter, Bianca, she was a furball of pure cuteness. She had a mixture of a light tan fur with black streaks. Her widow’s peak, big brown eyes and floppy ears made her so adorable that she could practically get anything she wanted!
I stood up, and Bianca and Tyler got up too. Tyler wrapped his arm around my waist drawing me close while Bianca rubbed her face against my leg as I gave her a pat.
Sammy had given birth to Bianca in the spring, and Sammy had died in the spring. Bianca was pregnant and any day now she’d give birth. I couldn’t wait to meet her puppies.
Colleen Green is the marketing director of the Wright Writers of Dayton. She is the author of the romantic suspense books in the Amber Milestone Series. The third book in the series will be released later this year. Link to her Facebook Page, Group and to buy her books below.
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