The Beautiful Memories

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I stayed 2 weeks and finally healed enough to come home.

"Alright you're ready to go," the doctor says "Alright," I say while getting up

My mom was waiting outside of the room with Casper. I walk out and see Casper. He's wagging his tail excited to see me

"Oh Casper, I missed you," I say in a baby voice while petting him. "I'm glad to see you out of that hospital bed" my mom smiles.

I grab Caspers's leash and I walk to my mom's car

"What's your deal, Aurelia? You just snatched his leash out of my hand!" She says loudly "It's nothing mom please just take me home. Did they clean the mess?" I say "Yes they did," she says

"They" is my cleaners, I paid people to clean after the investigation

I open the car door and let Casper go in the car. I go in the passenger seat.

My mom opens the door and sits down. She puts the key in to start the car.

"Aurelia. I am disappointed in you" she says "Where is my car?" I ask, she looks at me disappointed "It's still in your garage it's fine, your house is gonna have more cameras" she says

We sit in silence until we get to my house. I open the door "Bye mom." I wave and open the door to let Casper out. "Bye, Aurelia" she waves

I open the door. Everything was back to normal, finally.

Alone like always.

I watched tv with Casper the whole rest of the day. It was fun! But a lot of people are spreading things about when I got shot. They are acting like they cared, like Chloe. I wonder why.

Just glad my dog isn't gone. I'd do anything for him anyway.

—past—

Aurelia - 16 years old

Pet store

"Honey, look at this dog! Beautiful!" her mom says excitedly "Cute, I don't want it-" Aurelia sees this beautiful white dog. "Hey, mom what about this one?" She looks at the dog "Oh this one?" Her mom doesn't like it. It seems like.

"Yes, I would like this one! Please mom" Aurelia begs her mom. "Oh fine, I guess" she shrugs

After they did everything to get the dog.

"I'll name himmmmmm... Casper!" Aurelia says "Well alright then, welcome Casper," her mom says. "I already love him! Thank you" Aurelia says happily

After years of having Casper, she still loved him more than anything

—reality—

I didn't care about anything right now, but my dog.

After I was done watching tv I went to bed.

I woke up to my alarm. My 5th alarm. Realized I was late for work.

God damnit! I missed my other 4 alarms how??

I got ready as fast as I could

"Bye Casper!" I say in a rush. I get out the door and run to my car. I start to drive not trying to go over the speed limit, I mean I was already late.

I arrive at work. I am a veterinarian. I'm gonna get fired if I keep this up.

I go inside and to my boss. "Hey I'm so sorry-" she cuts me off "It's alright you were late only this week in a while," she says

Why is she so nice about this? She's usually shouting at me

"Oh well thank you" I leave her office.

I go with people I know and do my job.

After 9 hours of hard work, I finally go home late at night. 10 pm, this time she let me leave an hour late I have no idea why she was being so nice.

I get into my car and eagerly drive home to see Casper.

I arrive and hear him barking.

I open the door and he goes straight to me wagging his tail "Oh hey cute little boy, oh I missed you" I say in a baby voice.

I sit down with Casper on the couch doing nothing. I stare off, realizing how lonely I am.

It sucks, doesn't it?

But some things you can't handle

I get up and go to my kitchen. I grab a knife and go into the bathroom.

Kinda tired of my life

I put the blade on my arm, I slice it. It bleeds... I clean it up. I look beside me and Casper is standing there. I start to cry, I just needed this, needed to cry dramatically and let my feelings out.

I wish I wasn't here, I wish I didn't survive, I wish my dad had never done that for me.

I sit on the bathroom floor crying. I somehow fall asleep there.

I woke up from my alarm, I noticed that Casper had stayed with me the whole night

I love this dog

I got up and I woke up to my first alarm, but for obvious reasons, I didn't go. My life was a mess right now, she would understand after what just happened so I'll be fine.

I did call in sick and my boss was totally fine with it.

I slept for half of the day. Casper was beside me.

I woke up 4 hours later from a loud knocking

(10:25 am)

I get up rubbing my eyes.

I sigh.

Why now?

I go to the front door and open it. It was my sister?

What is she doing here..?

"Weren't you off somewhere being successful?" I say "Hey cmon Aurelia, you have to miss me!" She says with a smile on her face. "I don't," I say.

She moves me to come in. She was never there for any time in my life.

So why did she now?

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