with her.
The strange thing was that
when Fufi got kicked she never
yelped or cried. When the vet
diagnosed her as deaf, he also found
out she had some condition where
she didn’t have a fully developed
sense of touch. She didn’t feel pain.
Which was why she would always
start over with Abel like it was a
new day. He’d kick her, she’d hide,
then she’d be right back the next
morning, wagging her tail. “Hey.
I’m here. I’ll give you another
chance.”
And he always got the second
chance. The Abel who was likable