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The Freakout
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Lessons Learned from My Dog
By Kelly Bakshi Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.
~James Thurber “Hi, honey, I’m sorry to call you. I know it’s early in California, but it’s an emergency,” I said anxiously through the phone to my husband, Vishal. “What’s wrong? Are you okay?” “I think I lost the dog. I’m freaking out!” I said while running up and down the stairs, looking from room to room. “Sirius! Sirius, where are you?” I yelled. “I’m so scared. I left him alone in the house for fifteen minutes while I dropped the boys off at baseball practice. He didn’t run over to greet me when I returned, and now I’ve been all through the house. I searched the yard, and I can’t find him! SIRIUS! SIRIUS, WHERE ARE YOU?” I screamed. (Keep reading) | 