The Poet's Dog (2016)
“The knock at the door— Nickel opening the door— A man I knew must be his father sweeping Nickel up in his arms— Nickel crying.
I’d never seen Nickel cry until now, only the tear streaks on his face the day I found him in the storm.
Flora stood by the fireplace, watching. I went to stand next to her, and she put her hand on my neck the way I love.
Nickel’s father looked over at Flora then. He came into the house, closing the door behind him.
“Thank you for your note, Flora,” he said, coming over... to take her hand. I don’t think he even noticed me beside her. He picked her up and hugged her. She put her arms around his neck.
I liked the smell of him.
“Ellie told me that she had been here with you,” her father said.
Flora leaned back, and her father put her down.
“This is Teddy,” she said. “He found us. He saved us and brought us here, not the family with six children. I made them up so you wouldn’t worry.”
Her father stared at me for a moment.
“Hello, Teddy, I’m Jake,”MoreLess
I’d never seen Nickel cry until now, only the tear streaks on his face the day I found him in the storm.
Flora stood by the fireplace, watching. I went to stand next to her, and she put her hand on my neck the way I love.
Nickel’s father looked over at Flora then. He came into the house, closing the door behind him.
“Thank you for your note, Flora,” he said, coming over... to take her hand. I don’t think he even noticed me beside her. He picked her up and hugged her. She put her arms around his neck.
I liked the smell of him.
“Ellie told me that she had been here with you,” her father said.
Flora leaned back, and her father put her down.
“This is Teddy,” she said. “He found us. He saved us and brought us here, not the family with six children. I made them up so you wouldn’t worry.”
Her father stared at me for a moment.
“Hello, Teddy, I’m Jake,”MoreLess
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