Don't Change Your Smile

The Small Inconvinences

"A small smile
A glimpse of your face.
I'll wander awhile
Until I can retrace
The steps I have taken
To get to this place."

The lyrics rang in my ears like a small child telling a story that may make sense to themselves, but no one else can understand it. So I didn't really listen to the words... They were just there.

I stood up off of the park bench and walk around the park. What should I do today? I wondered to myself. There were so many different areas to explore! I felt like a small child in a sand box! A broad and probably idiodic smile spread across my face. I couldn't wait to see what would exit me today. I stopped walking when I felt something small but heavy on my ankle.
"Arf arf!" I heard the noise and immediately looked down at my shoe. On it sat a small pup, young and playful looking, who stared up at me with big, sky blue puppy eyes. I squeeled so loud I'm sure the air plane that was flying by heard me. And you know that thing dogs do when they are confused about something? Yaknow the thing where they tilt their head to one side and make an adorable little puppy-confused face? The puppy did that (I didn't know if it was a girl or a guy) SQEEEEEE!

I bent over and pick up the puppy, while trying to find where its owner might be. But as I lifted the pup immediately I knew who the owner was. Because the pup was light as a feather and I could see the outlines of its bones on its sides.
"Aww you poor thing! Are you hungry? Aww yeah you are!" I said to the puppy in a little puppy voice that you see people use when they're talking to pups or kitties.
"ARF!" Was the puppy's response... So obviously that meant yes! I walked over to the food cart on the street corner, with the pup still in my arms.
"Hello Sir! How are you this morning?" I asked the man at the cart.
"I'm fine thank you miss. How are you to- OHMYGOD IS THAT YOUR DOG?!?! AWW HES SO CUTE!!!" the man at the cart went BALISTIC over the puppy, who didn't quite notice, as he was staring at the food, and I swear if he could have drooled he would have. Well actually I shouldn't have sworn, because just then I found out that puppies can drool... A LOT!

"Oh yeah I just found this little guy around the corner at the park. He's not mine but he doesn't have an owner, so I was going to get him some food." I told the man at the food cart, who was still fawning over the puupy.
"Aww! Poor little puppy. I'll give you as much as you want, for both you and the puppy, on the house!" he said with a broud smile.
"Alright thanks! Then can I get 5 hot dogs with nothing on them?" I asked politely.
"Sure! Here you go" he said to me, and handed me the food.
"Thank you very much!" I said as I struggled to hold all the hot dogs while the puppy was jumping up on my leg and drooling on my shoes. "He appreciates it too, if you can't tell!" I smiled at the adorable pup and gave him one of the hot dogs. He ate it in 5 seconds flat (or less)!
"Aww! its been a pleasure! Make sure he doesn't get a tummy-ache!" Said the man, and I waved and walked away, the pup at my heels. I looked down and smiled and the puppy, and he puppy-smiled back at me.
I should try to find him a good owner I thought. I tried to brainstorm people who could use a little joyful circle of fluff in their life, but I couldn't think of anyone.

"UMPF!" A voice said infront of me as I walk into someone and fell over on the side walk. The puppy jumped around me, gobbling up the hot dogs I had dropped. I looked up to see a tall man standing in front of me as I sat in the middle of the sidewalk surrounded by hotdogs, with a puppy jumping around me, and dog drool on my pants and shoes.
"Hehe sorry about that!" I said to the person in front of me awkwardly.
"It's no problem. Are you alright?" The tall man asked, offering me his hand. I hadn't noticed before, but he had a lovely pair of blue headphones around his neck.