A Girl Called Jennifer..by Michael
A Story by Michael Reisman
Her seeing eye dog was distracted for a moment by a cat that
ran across the street. The light changed green for the cars to the left and
right of her on this dark and foggy night. I raced to the middle of the road and
pulled her to the sidewalk as the traffic raced by. Her dog stopped barking as I
put his leash back in her hand. Jennifer was born blind and got through life
which was almost taken away a few moments ago. She asked who I was and I told
her my name as we walked together and talked on the way home. "Thank you my kind
stranger for what you did tonight", she said as we approached her front door.
Her dog licked my hand when I petted him a goodbye for now. She touched my face
her fingers and said "now I know what you like". "Goodnight Jennifer", I said as
I walked back to my car and drove home. It was maybe a month later when I
returned and rang her doorbell. "Hi, it's me Michael, remember"? Her dog sniffed
my leg, then licked my hand again. "Please come in", she said. We sat together
on the couch in her living room. The dog rested one paw on my foot as if it was
a welcome home greeting. Me and Jennifer starting dating and after one year it
became Christmas Eve. She unwrapped my gift to her and I placed it on her
finger. The dog sat up and barked as he licked both of our hands. Six months
later she became a June bride and we kissed for the first time. I prayed long
before that, she would see me again. Maybe it was an Angel on top her tree, who
knows? Jennifer's eyes became clear and focused as a miracle happened. Her
seeing eye dog was no longer that, just a pet dog now who no longer needed that
special leash. He sniffed my leg and licked my hand just before he climbed into
to bed with us. Maybe love happens along with a miracle on Christmas Eve. Case
in point in a short story about a seeing eye dog, Michael, and a girl called
Jennifer...
© 2014 Michael Reisman
Author's Note
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See my 17 published books of short stories on my web site www.michaelreisman.net
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