Jake’s eyes snap open, and he quickly turns to the side. But like his aching heart, the spot where Max always sat on the couch remains empty. He takes in a long, deep breath – really more of a sigh – and squeezes his eyes closed, hoping that by slipping into the darkness of a nap, he will temporarily mask his sorrow.
For fifteen years they were inseparable. Always side by side. The walks on the beach with the gentle waves calling, the seagulls cawing. All those hikes on the trail where the trees canopied over like arches, wrapping them in a soft cool shade on a hot sunny day. Even just a ride to the grocery store for something Martha may have forgotten, they always went together.
Though he knows that in some ways he should be thankful for just having their time together – those moments forever etched in his heart – and that the sickness took Max quickly rather than dragging out the pain for weeks, maybe even months, he still feels cheated. That somehow he is missing years that could have been.
Unable to sleep, he looks around the all too empty room, letting his gaze fall upon the leash, which still hangs from the peg by the door. It seems to wait patiently, ever ready for that next big adventure. As his eyes well up, he realizes for the first time how much his grief weighs, how hard it is to even rise with such a heaviness inside.
It is then he hears a shuffle from behind and turns to see Martha standing in the doorway, her shoulder resting against the frame.
“I chin and lifts it up, then tucks back his long, floppy ears, such that their teary eyes can meet.
“I guess you do know, don’t you, Jake.”
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1. WHAT DO YOU FIND IN THE STORY?
2. WHAT IS THE THEME OFTHE STORY?
3. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MESSAGE OF THE STORY?
For fifteen years they were inseparable. Always side by side. The walks on the beach with the gentle waves calling, the seagulls cawing. All those hikes on the trail where the trees canopied over like arches, wrapping them in a soft cool shade on a hot sunny day. Even just a ride to the grocery store for something Martha may have forgotten, they always went together.
Though he knows that in some ways he should be thankful for just having their time together – those moments forever etched in his heart – and that the sickness took Max quickly rather than dragging out the pain for weeks, maybe even months, he still feels cheated. That somehow he is missing years that could have been.
Unable to sleep, he looks around the all too empty room, letting his gaze fall upon the leash, which still hangs from the peg by the door. It seems to wait patiently, ever ready for that next big adventure. As his eyes well up, he realizes for the first time how much his grief weighs, how hard it is to even rise with such a heaviness inside.
It is then he hears a shuffle from behind and turns to see Martha standing in the doorway, her shoulder resting against the frame.
“I chin and lifts it up, then tucks back his long, floppy ears, such that their teary eyes can meet.
“I guess you do know, don’t you, Jake.”
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1. WHAT DO YOU FIND IN THE STORY?
2. WHAT IS THE THEME OFTHE STORY?
3. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MESSAGE OF THE STORY?
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1. WHAT DO YOU FIND IN THE STORY?
** The story is sorrowful because the characters were sad because of their loss.
2. WHAT IS THE THEME OFTHE STORY?
** Animals are family.
3. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MESSAGE OF THE STORY?
** I think the message of the story is that animals are as important as humans because they are also a family. We should always value and love animals just like Jake did. He values his pet. If we try to look around us, animals are hurt by some humans because they are thinking that they are JUST animals. WE need to remember that animals have feelings too. Animals can become our comfort
zone too.
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