Branches Book

BRANCHES

Ella Emhoff

UNREQUITED PUPPY LOVE

6:30 a.m. *Creak* I am abruptly awoken from my eyes-closed-seeing-time. It is the passage. Otis is gone. I run out of Master’s eyes closed area and see Otis down with the man who takes us to play. I run to him and lick his face in appreciation for letting us go to the outside. I realize that I haven’t said goodbye to Master. We jump into the time machine and when he lets us out, we are at the park. 8:00 a.m. We run back into the house looking for Master (Little do they know she is at a Soul Cycle class). I walk over to the door near our food. I want to get outside. I can see outside. Why can’t I get out? When I hit it, my paw is stopped by something. I am getting really frustrated and am yelling at it with all of my might. Where’s my bone? 8:30 a.m. The passage is opening. The passage is opening! I run towards Otis to warn him. The passage means one of two things: Master is coming home or we get to go to the outside. I had just been in the warmth of the fur. Where had that come from? Otis? No. The fur is square. The passage fully opens and I bolt. It is Master! Master is holding a foreign object filled with dark brown water. Not like the water I drink. I see her mouth moving and hear loud. It’s happening again. Like the passage, this only happens when she uses the magic rectangle or when I poop in the nice room. I just feel so lovely when I poop in the nice room, but not as nice when I see him. Unclear of his name and also what he looks like, but I’m in love. I walk over to the door once again. I turn around and see Master. She’s coming to save me! I yell at her more. “The door won’t open, Master! Open the door!” She opens it and I bolt. I need to find him. I hear rustling near the end of the fence where I poop. I see a nose. He’s looking for me! I leap over to see him. Right as I arrive, he is yanked away from the hole in the barrier. I’m sad. 10:36 a.m. I sit on Master’s bed waiting for her to come rub me. Her rubs are the best. I sat on the bed waiting intently. If I turn away, she will walk by and not notice me. I walk into the bright room and see Otis lying in front of Master. There’s a lot of water. I go back to bed and decide to nap. Right as I close my eyes I see her come out. She comes over and rolls me to my back. She does this a lot. I love it. She stretches all my legs and rubs my belly, but then she

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