Risk Loving It
Do you know how it is when you want something so much it hurts? That's the way it was with me on my 11
th birthday. 1 didn't know then that getting something doesn't mean it will always be yours.
It was a Saturday. Dad gave me $25 to buy my own birthday gift. While passing a pet shop, I found a little dog called Yorky. When he saw me he barked twice, pawing (挠) the window. I went inside and reached down to pet him; he licked (舔) my hand. I bought Yorky at once. Since then, Yorky followed me everywhere, often jumping up and down with excitement. I believed he was mine forever.
It happened in February. I was going home from school as usual, and I stopped three blocks away to whistle for Yorky. He didn't come. I whistled again. Then I began to run. I stopped before I got to the street in front of our house. I could see him lying still in the middle of the street on his side. I saw the tire marks. I knew he was dead.
Then I put all my energy into baseball. At least I was tired at night and could sleep without missing Yorky. One afternoon, I was halfway home when I noticed this thing following me. It was the funniest-looking dog you've ever seen.“Get away from me! 1 don't like dogs," I shouted. But for two days it kept showing up at my door. I began to feed it when Dad got home from work and said,“Go ahead. Risk loving it." Then 1 held the dog up in my arms and cried like a baby.
1. After I turned eleven, I understood
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2. I decided to have Yorky because he
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3. I found Yorky dead
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4. After Yorky left me, I
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5. I refused to keep the new dog at first because
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