Eve and her mom were waiting
at the bus stop. Standing there, Eve looked to her left. People
walked up and down the sidewalk. But looking past them, she saw in
the entranceway to an alley a man. He was doing something with his
leg. But Eve couldn't see what. She looked at her mom. Seeing that
she wasn't paying attention, she slipped away. Her mother not
noticing her, Eve walked until she was only a few yards away from the
man.
She gasped.
The man was kicking a dog.
Every time he struck it, it whimpered loudly. The dog was laying
down, unable to move because of a broken leg. Its ears were pinned
against its head and its eyes shot back and forth from the man to the
ground in an attempt to plead him to stop, but being unable to look
at him because it was so scared. All Eve could do was stand and
stare.
After
another few seconds of kicking the animal, the man stepped back and
walked away. The dog lay there, whimpering. Then it looked at Eve.
Its eyes meeting hers, she saw fear and pain reflecting her own. Then
her mother's voice sounded behind her.
"Eve?! Eve, there you are..."
Eve didn't hear the rest of what her mom said, for she was still
staring at the dog. Reluctantly turning to board the bus, she felt
the dog's gazed bore into her back. Boarding the bus, she sat in
the back peering out the window. Tears fell from Eve's eyes. The
bus slowly rolled away. All the while, she looked at the dog, it
looking back with sad eyes begging for help and mercy.
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