“Tessa, remember Ben, the double amputee I worked with?” Michael asked. “He’s doing great now he’s paired with a yellow lab named Buttercup who was trained in a prison by a guy named James.”
“I didn’t know they released trainers’ names.”
“They don’t. The guys had a chance meeting after James got out when he recognized Buttercup. Ben and friends are building tiny houses for homeless vets in Kansas City and want to start a dog training school. Ben asked James to train more trainers. They want me to come talk about second chances.”
“I’m going too.”
“Excellent idea!”
Written in response to Charli Mills May 16, 2022, prompt at Carrot Ranch Literary: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about when a newly released prisoner meets the disabled veteran who adopted the puppy the prisoner trained behind bars. The prompt is based on the short story I wrote for Marsha Ingrao’s Story Chat. Yes, rewrite my story in your words, 99, no more, no less. Go where the prompt leads!
05/21/2022 at 23:18
Sue, this is adorable. I love how you took it a step further. James is doing quite well, and that makes me happy. I think we all loved him because of his love for Buttercup. I hope you also linked this story to Carrot Ranch. I can tell that you read her story, and thanks so much for that. It was a pleasure to have her as our guest author this month. 🙂
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05/22/2022 at 06:22
Perfect short story Sue. I didn’t get a chance to read Charli’s yet. I’m flat out 😄. Mine won’t make the weekly collection. I’ll try and get over there today and start rewriting! I love Story Chat!
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05/22/2022 at 13:00
I am enjoying this series, Susan.
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05/23/2022 at 11:47
Thanks for letting me know, Robbie. It helps to know how many people are following along.
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05/30/2022 at 07:07
This is great, Sue. I love that the ‘pay it forward’ happy ending continues even further.
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05/30/2022 at 08:44
Thanks Norah
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