Dog Heaven

ChowChow the stray dog lives in a residential area. Loved by all humans, ChowChow finds himself pampered every second of the day. He loves it but finds the restricted boundaries of his society sad and pinching. One day, late at night, ChowChow finds a way out of the gates and wanders off on a road. Unknown to him, the path he is on happens to be a highway road. 

Truck: "HONK! HONK!"

ChowChow(shrieking): "Ohhhh!!"

The truck comes really close to ChowChow. The light, blinding in its intensity, forces ChowChow to close his eyes.

ChowChow(opening his eyes): "What is this place? Where am I? It was so bright a second ago."

Shapeless, ambiguous voice(clearing throat): "Ahem!"

ChowChow: "Huh?? Who are you? Where am I? What is this place?"

Shapeless, ambiguous voice: "ChowChow, this place is....in between life and death. I regret to inform you that... you met with an accident on Earth."

ChowChow blinks in confusion.

.....: "Hi ChowChow!"

Curious ChowChow turns around.

ChowChow sees his casual friend Damen.

ChowChow: "Woah! What are you doing here? Did the light come close to you too?"

Damen: "Mmmmm no. All I saw was the big black strip of land between the trees. It stretched on endlessly. When I blinked again, I was here."

Shapeless, ambiguous voice(sternly): "Listen up.. both of you! You were standing in the middle of the road and both of you got hit by a car."

ChowChow and Damen: "Car??What?? Huh?? What is a car?"

Shapeless, ambiguous voice(groaning): "Nevermind. 

You are in a place now where I am the authority. Would you like to go back to your homes?"

ChowChow (excitedly): "Yes!"

Shapeless, ambiguous voice: "Ok! I'll do that on one condition and one condition only. You have to promise me you won't wander off---run out of your home again. Is that understood?"

ChowChow and Damen nod frantically.

Shapeless, ambiguous voice: "Alright then, close your eyes, once again."

Damen: "I'm so excited! What are you going to do when you go back?"

ChowChow: "Ohh..I'll take a walk again, maybe piss on the grass. I miss that."

ChowChow and Damen close their eyes

ChowChow opens his eyes again when the air smells like cardboard to him. He finds himself seated comfortably in his cardboard box again. ChowChow, pleased, nuzzles his head and settles in for a nap.

Author's note:- When I went on my trip, I saw one too many dead dogs for my liking. I made this for myself.  Thanks for reading it.

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