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Sacred Ranch

Dogs can’t talk

By Abby Kay MendoncaPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Shameless excuse to drop a photo of my cat, Royce.

Are you going to try to kill it?

“No, not on sacred ground.”

I thought I was thinking to myself. Dax focused on me, and not the escaped bunny hopping past his kennel.

“Did you just speak?!”

Dax barked at my unintentional command, saying nothing. I was concerned for the rabbit’s safety, but it disregarded the dog.

“Dax, if you can talk, say something.”

Dax stared at me with his usual, empty expression: no words.

I shook off the weirdness of the situation. Walking towards home, I greeted the barn cat with pets.

Dogs can’t talk,” the same voice said.

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About the Creator

Abby Kay Mendonca

Here to share my voice. I write about the overstated and underappreciated. Also, I love cats.

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  • Paul Stewart3 years ago

    Haha, this is great, Abby! You have a new subscriber!

  • Roy Stevens3 years ago

    Haha, the truth is out there! Say hi to beautiful Royce please Abby.

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