I looked and saw sunflower at the sliding glass door.
"hey shannon?" I said.
"mmm yeah?" she asked.
"i'm going to let sunflower in she seems to want to come in."
"oh that's fine."
"but I won't leave. I have nowhere else to go except my house or the hospital."
"ok."
I went to the sliding wall and let the dog in. she went right to the bathroom door.
"sunflower she's sick. I don't think you should goin there," I told the dog.
"no she really shhouldn't. But check her water?" shannon told me.
"ok," I said as the dog sat down on the floor somewhat bothered.
"and water is..." I muttered.
"kitchen. by the um heater," shannon called frin tge the bathroom.
oh. ok.
"oh. Ok," I said.
I went and checked the dog's water. It was fine. I wondered if it wasok if I got something from the fridge.
"it's ok if you get something from the fridge," shannon called as though reading my thoughts.
Wow.
I went to the fridge opened it got out 2 vitaminwaters and a bottle of cranberry juice. I closed it and went and sat by the dog.
"yeah her water's fine," I told shannon.
"ok."
I set a vitaminwater and the cranberry juice to the side then opened the other vitaminwater. The dog looked at me.
"no this isn't for you," I told her.
She put her foot on my leg.
"she'll let you pet her feet," shannon said from the bathroom.
oh. ok.
I pet the dog's foot. And then some more of her. She stayed right by me and the bathroom while I waited for shannon.
"yes she's sick. And it's probably not the first time she's been sick around you. And i'm sick too just like she is. Actually we met at the hospital. But ya know what? I think she's beautiful. You're pretty too," I said to the dog.
I had more vitaminwater.
After awhile I heard the sink turn on in the bathroom.
"i...i don't really have to get dressed up or anything since i'm we're not going anywhere. But maybe one of these days. But I could at least fix my...nonexistant. Oh I don't have hair oh god," I heard shannon say realising this again.
I heard her sink to the floor. The dog got up and nudged the bathroom door again.
"sunflower not now. I don't think she's..." I said.
The dog continued nudging.
"ok if I let the dog in?" I asked.
"yeah actually please do. Don't come in yet but if you have water, or something..." shannon said sounding like she was crying.
Actually i did.
"ok. I'm going to let the dog in and then give you water but I won't come in," I said.
"ok thank you."
"mmmhmm."
I opened the door handed shannon the vitaminwater and let the dog in closing the door.
"hi hi sweetie. Oh thank you so much...ohhh...you're really sweet. I heard him talking to you out there and he's sweet to think that to i'm beautiful."
I didn't just say it for the hell of it. I thought it was true.