A WISH OF A MAN

A WISH OF A MAN

'I wish I could have called him "dog" in case my Mother kicked me.'

My first pet back then was of course a dog. Because the name I'm going to give is very common eh, I didn't just say "go ahead and name him dog" but, I told her " wait, wait I'm not done yet ... I want to give him the name Doggie ", uu Doggie because it's close to the names of my idol singers; Ogie da pogi and Snoop Doggie dog. I really want to give him the last name Alcasid, Doggie Alcasid. But my ermats say to think very well, so she name my Dog, Doggie. My Grandfather and I got him in Quezon City, with his relatives there. If you describe this dog of mine, he is fat, healthy, brown in color with a brown nose, and long tail.

When Doggie grew up he became itchy. Nice, but itchy. But I remember, even if he was itchy, there were a lot of people forming him in the corner, even the dogs of the breed.

Doggie and I had a great time together, as a dog and boss. The only thing I didn't like about him was that he became like an sss dog, because he became a cat-killer. I don't like that, I don't want my pet to be a criminal, because I know that dogs and cats can get along.

Doggie is brave, but tender. Every time you come home you think you are an actor, you will be kissed with a touch of the tongue as if if he was saying something like "boss I welcome your return, you know that I feel sad when I don't see you. " Doggie is like a storm, unable to stop jumping, climbing, whip his tail in delight and you can see the joy on his faces. He's like a Tazmanian Devil when greeting. That's why if you're Doggie's boss, you'll really lose your tiredness when you come home from school. You'll lose your mind about the terror of your Math teacher, Science teacher who you can't estimate her face because she's an old lady, and your Filipino teacher who sells longganisa and you don't know how much you owe her those she sales.

They say that not everyone is happy, not everyone can feel the joy you feel in taking care of you. Time goes on and they will also disappear from your side. And it will come and come. And here it is, I don’t want to remember that scene; when we were in San Andres Bukid, Manila, your servant only lived in a rented duplex house where the two families were together along with the cousins ​​and siblings of my ermats. The time came when the owner had to take over our home to make it a business place. Our family left first and moved to Paranaque, Manila. There my dog ​​was left with my cousins. I came home from our new home while still studying in Manila. Every afternoon, before going home, I pass by the former house to visit my loyal pet. His enthusiasm for the welcome is still the same, which now includes cries of missing me. I admit I can't stop crying every time I go home to the new home.

I heard him barking even though I was already on the corner of the old house. I couldn't take him to the new home because first, the space was small and he had no place to go, the houses were close and there were a lot of young people, and he said he would make sure that my pet would make noise because he was not used to people. And most of all, we don’t have a car to take my pet to the new house.

There are days when I can't visit him, especially during our final exams in 4th year high school, and it's always late at night because we practice graduation and also the graduation of our Citizen's Army Training. I haven't visited him for almost two weeks.

One day we were sent home early, last day of the exam and I went straight to the old house to surprise my pet. When I entered the old house, I felt blank because there was no Doggie storm to greet, no barking. I immediately asked my Aunt where he was, and she said my pet was in the backyard and lethargic. I dropped my bag and other school supplies and immediately ran to the backyard. I saw him just lying in the corner, but when he saw me, his tail wagged. My dog ​​lost his weight and his former vigor.

From that day, I learned that sometimes you need to sacrifice whom you love, even if it hurts, in order to achieve your goal in life.

After that scene, I still come back to the old house and practice my graduation. And day after day, Doggie has becoming more less and less excited to see me, it breaks my heart, but I know that deep inside that dog's heart, he knows that he's been a good dog and myself has been a good owner.