Extracurricular Activities
““Dog” actually was a dubious characterization: Coco was five pounds, furry, and looked like a cat. But my father swore that she was a teacup Yorkshire terrier and really a dog. I had Coco until I left for college. She wasn’t there when I returned for my first Thanksgiving break, having succumbed to a rare blood disease that had set my mother back three thousand dollars.
Coco wasn’t a ton of work for me; she was walked four times a day by either my father or mother. Because in addition to being ...an only child, I was spoiled rotten and not expected to have to do any heavy lifting, so to speak. So, when I awoke the next morning, Crawford in bed beside me, snoring like a buzz saw, and Trixie licking my face, I wasn’t exactly sure what that meant. After a few moments of staring into Trixie’s sad eyes, it occurred to me that she probably had to go out.
I stuck my foot into Crawford’s side, interrupting a long, wheezing snore. He sat up, grabbed for the gun on the nightstand, and looked around.MoreLess
Coco wasn’t a ton of work for me; she was walked four times a day by either my father or mother. Because in addition to being ...an only child, I was spoiled rotten and not expected to have to do any heavy lifting, so to speak. So, when I awoke the next morning, Crawford in bed beside me, snoring like a buzz saw, and Trixie licking my face, I wasn’t exactly sure what that meant. After a few moments of staring into Trixie’s sad eyes, it occurred to me that she probably had to go out.
I stuck my foot into Crawford’s side, interrupting a long, wheezing snore. He sat up, grabbed for the gun on the nightstand, and looked around.MoreLess
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