Thelma's sitting next to the van when I get there, completely covered in leaves and dirt, patiently waiting.
As I walk up to her, exhausted, she begins to wag her tail. Back and forth, back and forth, tempo increasing as I get closer and closer. My legs are beat, so I don't run up to her, and my voice is gone, so I have no way to reprimand her either, as if she would even understand. So, I just continue to walk. As I approach her, Thelma jumps up, bouncing against my legs again and again, and I just continue to walk. Straight to the driver's side door of the van. I throw my backpack in, and turn around, picking Thelma up from the ground and leaning into the car to put her in the passenger seat. Then I climb in, put the car in reverse, and back out of the parking lot, knowing exactly where my next stop will be.
Do it for yourself, Lala.
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Between Then & Now || Currently Editing for Wattys 2022
Chick-LitOla Murphy is tired of shitty men in her life-and she's tired of being hung up on shitty men. After her dog dies, her apartment floods, and she discovers that her boyfriend is cheating on her with her best friend, Ola finds herself stuck at her cous...
