delivery girl

Ch.56

TW: Implied abuse
Ever since she was little, (Y/N) had loved dogs. Every dog she saw she would point out and try to pet, and she soaked up all the information about dogs that she could find, sharing random facts she found with her friends and family. All she ever asked for was a doggy.

But young (Y/N)'s wishes never came true.

"Minnie might be allergic."
"You won't want to pick up the poop."
"We can't afford a puppy."
"Mommy might get mad."
"Mommy might hurt the puppy"

"I'm sorry."

Eventually, (Y/N) began to notice how sad her dad got when she asked if she could get a puppy. So she stopped asking altogether. She couldn't ask her mom either, she had learned not to ask her for anything a long time ago.

Luckily for her, her father would sneak her little doggy stuffed animals and coloring books, giving her a mischievous smile and telling her to 'shhh' when he slipped her the toys.

"You're just like me when I was little. I loved animals too." Her father would say with a sad smile. While she didn't like seeing her father upset, she beamed with pride when her father compared her to himself.

She loved being told she looked like her dad, smiling and giggling when she was called his mini-me. She followed him around wherever she could and tried to mirror his actions around the house, making her father chuckle and her mother scowl.

She didn't want to be like mommy.

She didn't understand why mommy was so mean to daddy. Just like she couldn't understand why these girls were being mean to a puppy!

She watched from a bit farther back as the older girls released a puppy into the alley.

"Seriously, who wants some mutt for a puppy." One girl scoffed.

"I really don't know what the hell my parents were thinking." The other sighed.

"Well, I guess we can just tell your parents we lost it. We were going to the park and oh no~ she got loose and she couldn't find her~"

"Haha! You're so bad!"

(Y/N) frowned, why were they treating the puppy like that? Those girls should be happy they even have a puppy! Do these girls realize how lucky they are? (Y/N) had to say something.

"H-Hey!" She called, clenching her fists and telling herself to be brave.

"Eh?" The girls turned around to see who was calling them and were met with the sight of a young girl with trembling fists held at her side.

"What's this snot nose want?" The taller girl asked, earning an elbow to the ribs from the other girl.

"Don't be like that!" She hissed before turning back to (Y/N) and crouching down with her hands on her knees. She gave (Y/N) a friendly smile.

"Hello~ are you lost?" She asked.

"N-No. I uhh..."

"Go on..." the nicer girl cooed.

"Ummm..."

"Would you get to the point? God, I hate kids." The taller snapped impatiently.