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Christmas Puppy
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“Inside your Labrador puppy is a demon dog,” warned the breeder. “Your job is to contain it.”
Annie held the warm fur-ball close to her heart. No way.
“You’d never harm anything,” she cooed as the puppy’s tongue tickled her face.
Maggie shot her half-moon eyes and wiggled her muzzle under Annie’s arm, then fell asleep.
Their first night home, Annie couldn’t bear leaving Maggie crated.
The next morning, gentle nibbles on her dangling arm woke her up. Maggie bounced with joy, fur speckled with wrapping paper, Annie’s phone’s charging cord hanging from her maw — the first clue of what awaited Annie under the Christmas tree.
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Thank you to Fairfield Scribes and Alison McBain for first publishing this story in their December Issue of Scribes*MICRO*Fiction
Happy Holidays and Peace to all.
