Aftermath
Word Count: 100
Stray Dog In The Rain
"But nothing that can be said can begin to take away the anguish and the pain of these moments. Grief is the price we pay for love."
-Queen Elizabeth II, 22 Sept. 2001
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It isn't like his life is one big sob story. In fact, it's the opposite. Sometimes he felt like he lived in a fairy tale. He had been a poor, unwanted orphan boy who was suddenly catapulted into a new life. He had been given a grandfather that, despite his roughness, somehow loved him unconditionally, a brother who looked up to him, and a friend who he had shared a short but significant part of his life with. He stopped feeling sorry for himself and started counting his blessings.
He had been so happy, and that was the real tragedy.
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