The Chair He Bought, The Dog They Tried to Take, and the Choice

the facility called Michael back.

No exception.

Policy.

Liability.

All the words that sound reasonable until they take everything you love.

Michael called me and spoke like he was delivering a weather report.

“They said no,” he said. “So we need to talk about rehoming options.”

Rehoming.

Such a gentle word for heartbreak.

I felt the room tilt.

Then Caleb did continue reading …