All he needs is love.

This is a short story about a wish of a father to put a smile into his handicapped son's face :) cheers

This incident happened to me about a month ago. I work for QUPA which is an NGO for rescuing abandoned or abused animals.

One day, a man, who looked like he was in his 40's, walked in. He had quite a shabby appearance and his clothes weren't that clean. He came up to me and told me that he wanted to adopt a puppy. I told him to go ahead and look at the puppies. He walked away and after around half an hour, walked in carrying a three-legged puppy with him. I asked him why he wanted one with only three legs, and he said,"I have my reasons." I just smiled and handed over the application form for him to sign.

He took his time and after a few minutes, gave the form to me. Apparently he's a middle class man, and lives in his own house with his wife and one son. He had a low income and wasn't that well accommodated. 

So I told him that he couldn't take home the puppy. He was agitated and asked me why. I told him that he needed to be well accommodated. The puppy had been through a lot of abuse and had to be taken care off well. He was disappointed and walked away.

I felt bad , but there was nothing else I could do.

The next day when I went back to my workplace and looked around, the three legged puppy was  missing. My colleagues and I  searched for him for a while and then I remembered the man from yesterday. I searched for his application from the dustbin and was relieved  when I found it.

I found out where he stayed, and was surprised to see that his house was smaller than I imagined! The surrounding neighborhood was also not that developed. I walked in his door and saw the most heartwarming thing.

There was a handicapped boy, about 10 years old, with only one leg, playing with the three- legged puppy! It was such a joy to see them play. The puppy was so happy and jumping around while the kid was also  so excited!

With a huge smile on my face, I turned away to leave them to it, and there was the dad looking at me. He told me," I'm so sorry, but the puppy doesn't need a good accommodation or a wealthy family. All he needs is Love."

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Author's Note

I'd love some critical reviews

Reviews

[Morgan Yai]

Cute story! I think it could have been written better, using more precise word choice. The story doesn't seem to flow naturally in some parts. Perhaps if you go back and read it critically, you could find some minor changes to make that would take it from a good idea to a good story! Overall, nice and keep up the good work. :)

[Aakash Hari]

Thanks buddy :D