Two Old Dogs, a Parking Lot, and a Mother’s Love
The black dog lay still, his nose twitching toward an empty bowl. His eyes, clouded and sightless, searched for something he’d never find. Bela, the brown dog, nudged him gently. Her own eyes, dim with age, watched him with a quiet knowing. She shuffled across the oil-slicked parking lot, her thin legs trembling, and dropped …