Smiling Critters: Ancestra Au

The Dogday Problem

It was morning and the sun was coming up, there was a small orange puppy in an orphanage with brown polka dot patterns on its arms and legs, and half of its face was brown along with its ears, hands and feet. His eyes were strangely completely black with the iris blue and the pupil also being black.

His gaze was neutral as he watched the clouds pass over the sun, that somehow it didn't make him uncomfortable to make him look the other way. He was called by a woman, she was one of the caregivers at that orphanage and the little canine liked to be close to her; it was time for lunch.

The noise of so many other children and teenagers talking was a bit disturbing to him as his ears were sensitive, which made him wear earplugs to hear less. He always sat at a specific table, at the very back and in the corner of the cafeteria, where he was alone throughout lunch.

“I don't really mind being alone, I even feel good without much company... because no one wants me around, just that woman”. His recurring thought is that he is commonly removed from groups, in certain activities he is always chosen last and even whoever stays with him makes an expression or says something related to contempt.

A group of two children and two teenagers, always get together, catch him, take him to some alleys outside the building, and beat him;

“Bullying, so this is the name of what they do to me… it hurts”. He never showed pain, but he does feel it, he just doesn't know how to express it, scream or ask them to stop, he just kept quiet and whimpered softly.

— Dogday, shouted us, you can't be a punching bag out of fear, they might even hit you, but talk to us and we'll sort it out — the nurse said while applying an alcohol swab to some wounds on the dog's face.

He went to the infirmary after that, limping and covered in bruises that were bleeding a little.

— They told me not to say anything about it... otherwise it would be worse next time — his voice was a little weak and he spoke a little softly, even though he felt pain from the alcohol swab, he hadn't shown any reaction.

— Don't be afraid, it will only make things worse, they will keep beating you until... you end up in a real hospital.

— I guess they wouldn't care about that, they said they could kill me at any time.

The nurse was serious, she was a human, and the tweezers she used to hold the cotton was crushed by her strength, she left the object aside, and with a certain anger she looked at the boy, holding his shoulders.

— Enough! Come on, tell me now who they are, and they will regret it if they try anything on you one more time, and there is no point in saying that you don't feel safe, you can trust me, there is something that can protect you.

Even though he was scared, he spoke, but very quietly and in her ear, who opened a smile after he finished speaking, then the bandages were applied, and with a kiss on the forehead, they both went hand in hand to the management of the place. There it was explained about all the violent events that Dogday went through with that little group of delinquents.

It was Wednesday, and the rest of the week was calm... at least on Sunday. Dogday woke up feeling uncomfortable, he couldn't open his mouth, his wrists hurt and he couldn't separate them from each other, the same with his ankles.

The canine was sitting on the floor with his wrists tied by a chain attached to the ceiling of the place, which was dirty and cold, there were painting canvases scattered around the place, and already used with somewhat meaningless drawings. Dogday tried to say something but his mouth was covered with a piece of cloth, other than that they put a muzzle on him.

Above him there was an old lamp that blinked a lot, the place looked like it hadn't been used in a long time, the dirt was a lot, and the dark environment gave off a suspicious look.

— We warned you not to say anything about what we did, it was a good and great month of beating you, and this is how you want to resolve it? — from the shadows a boy appeared, he was a brown rabbit and wore simple black shorts and nothing else.

— Now let's put an end to this, once and for all, we're going to end you, first the two of us, then the rest — a girl appears this time, a human, white skin, long, black and straight hair.

A somewhat vulgar outfit, even too much for someone her age.

Dogday felt a fear like he had never felt before, it was a much greater alert and his tail was already between his legs, as that pair approached the instinct to flee made him struggle and whimper.

The two beat the small dog without an ounce of pity or remorse, they beat non-stop, with kicks, punches and slaps on all parts of the body, generating more wounds that are now worse than the previous ones. The duo laughed while licking Dogday's blood from their hands, the girl was bolder and licked directly from the wounds; this made the tortured young dog uncomfortable and disgusted.

— His blood tastes good, but it's not worth it — moved away from him and headed into the shadows.

— There is! The little vampire said, now we leave it to you two — the rabbit boy walked away with the human.

— The way we planned? — a young man older than the previous one, he approached with a smile on his face and arms crossed.

— Exactly, the way we planned — another boy of the same age appeared from the shadows while removing his white shirt.

Both were wearing similar clothes, jeans next to a white shirt, sandals on their feet, and the first one to appear was wearing a black sweater that was open.

“I don't know why I told them about this... now here I am suffering more, I can feel pain but why can't I scream?  It's easy, just open your mouth and make a loud sound!” he opened his eyes a little, and at a glance he saw something that made him more afraid “they… are they taking off their clothes!? Don't tell me that…”

Dogday struggled and oddly enough, he managed to scream, very muffled by the cloth in his mouth but he seemed to really scream, his eyes were watering, he shook his head and used his elbows to try to remove the muzzle; unsuccessfully.

Before anything was even done, someone knocked on the door, the pictures hid where it was all happening, as everything was silent, the pair of children went to answer it after a command from one of the teenagers. The brown rabbit opened the door, and the girl looked through the crack, and what she saw was just a green glow.

The place was invaded, the door was broken into, some paintings were destroyed but now the place was compromised, the invader was a green rabbit with a furry green blouse, the rodent emanated electrical energy.

— Well now… I think I arrived at the wrong time, right? Haha! It doesn't matter, because all this theater ends right here! — she was a bunny girl, a pre-teen to be more exact.

The trapped canine's vision was darkening, but quickly he could see that green rabbit invading the place, he couldn't hear properly, his adrenaline was too high which caused his hearing to be reduced. He stopped struggling and started breathing deeply to try to stay calm.

“What? Who is she? Did she follow them here to save me? So this is what the nurse said would protect me? She's just... late…” he passed out while in his vision, that rabbit was beating up the pair of teenagers who were abusing and torturing him.