After the Event
Buster sat and stared at the empty seat, wanting to turn the clock back. Since the death of Louise, he had been wandering the streets. Living day to day, eating any scraps of food available. All his dignity had gone.
He could not get the sight of Louise out of his mind. She had lain so still, wedged between the cars. Winter came that day. When the police arrived Buster had moved out of sight. He had seen the ambulance arrive and Louise carefully lifted inside. Then the few individuals who had seen the incident left. So Buster left.
Footnote: I wrote part one of Busters adventures, three days back, for use at some future point on the Sunday Photo Fiction site…
I hope poor Buster finds a reason to carry on living soon
I think that he may have a long and eventful life if my muse has anything to do with it.
Haha! Yes indeed
So glad you commented Lynn, .
When a spouse is lost a whole world is shattered.
Sadly that is so. However I think that Buster may have a long and eventful life, if my muse has anything to to with it.
It doesn’t say explicitly but my mind reads it as Louise being a homeless person who died in the cold and Buster her faithful old dog who is now on his own?
Iain you are nearly right. Louise is a homeless person and Buster is her faithful dog. However he is quite young and hopefully will have many adventures. That is if my muse has its way.
Yes grief can do things to a human psyche. Buster has lost a friend and a companion in Louise.
Thank you Abhijit, I believe that Buster will have quite an eventful life.
Buster reminds me a bit of the fairytale Little Match Girl.
I am so pleased to be reminded of Hans Christian Anderson and the Little Match Girl. Buster would indeed love the Little Match Girl.
Now there’s a great cross-over story!
Thank you Tannille