It was a relatively calm and peaceful Saturday following the chill of the winter. For a man named Pete and his wife, Karen, this was a good day to visit yard sales and go to the pet store to buy some cat litter. But little did they know that that day would impact their lives so much more than they expected.
After enjoying the yard sales, the couple went into the pet store and learned that the store was having an adoption day. And there were so many cute little pups just waiting for their new parents and new homes. When they arrived at the store, Pete dropped his wife Karen off the curb so she can go ahead and buy the cat litter that they needed while he parked the car. But Karen couldn’t just pass up on the opportunity to see the pups as well.
And that time between Pete parking the car and getting inside the pet store was enough for Karen to meet the cutest little pup named Henry. When Pete walked in on Karen adoring the pup, he immediately realized that Henry wouldn’t be alone for long and that he was coming home with them. Henry would become a part of their little family.
Fast forward seven years later and on another Saturday, Pete had to painfully say goodbye to his wife Karen. He had a small service for her funeral and after that, the rest of the day passed by hazily and was shadowed with sadness. When he finally got back home, a flash of realization hit him that starting that day, it was just him and Henry.
But Henry was more than enough and he became the pillar that Pete leaned on whenever it felt so tough being on his own.
Ever since Karen passed away, Henry has always been by Pete’s side, making sure that he is never alone by giving him cuddles every time he needed. They did every small thing together like going for morning walks, silently watching tv beside each other, and Henry licking his dad’s tears away when they fall. Henry might not have been exactly what they expected to get on that Saturday but he was everything that they needed.
Life certainly will never be the same again for Pete and as hard as his loss was, he was grateful that Henry is there for him. As the days went by, the lingering feeling of Karen’s passing is slowly loosening its grip on Pete’s day-to-day life. And Pete began to live his life for himself and Henry as well.
Source: Aol.