I realised how much pepsi meant to me.

"Pepsi lost already" my mother told me over the phone.

I was shocked, too shocked to say anything. I never expected pepsi to run away or get lost. It has never occurred to me what will i ever do if pepsi were to disappear from me forever.
I took pepsi for granted.

Pepsi ran out from my grandmother's house and could not be found . My relatives and my mother searched all over the neighbourhood, knocking the door of every single household and every isolated corner there may be, but to no avail. They searched for one hour but pepsi could still not be found.

I felt so helpless. I was alone, at home, preparing to do my forces tutorial when this news hit me. It hit me real hard, i didnt know how to react to it.
I prayed hard to god, keeping my fingers crossed that pepsi could be found and that some kind-hearted soul can return pepsi to us. My tears trickled down my cheeks, i could not control my emotions. Pepsi indeed meant a great deal to me and my family. He isn't any ordinary dog. To us, pepsi has already become part of our family, like a baby brother.
He cheers all of us up with his small little actions and expressions everyday. We love him so much that we could not let him go.

I will always remember the first day when pepsi entered our home. My parents objected violently to having a pet dog and it was my sister and i who secretly bought the dog. Pepsi was still so tiny then. He used to cry whenever we caged him. And as time went by, my mother accepted him and even started to like him. Now, pepsi always follows her around, no matter where she go. They sleep at the same time and wake up the same time. And every morning pepsi would wake me up by licking my face and trampling around my bed.

Pepsi is a weak dog. He falls sick very easily. In the middle of the night whenever he vomits or coughs, my mother would give him his medication through a small syringe and after that he would sleep so tightly.

There was once, when he was about 4, he injured his leg. It was in the wee hours of the morning and there was a heavy thunderstorm. The wind was blowing so strongly that one of the lights actually fell off and pepsi, who was so frightened, ran and fell. He broke his leg after that. He went to his favourite corner under a table and cried. He wept throughout the night and could not even lie down because his leg hurt so much. But we could not do anything because it was too late then. The next morning, we sent him to the vet and did an x-ray which we discovered his leg broke. The vet wrapped a huge cast around his small leg which made him rather uncomfortable.
But being the very cheerful dog he is, it did not hinder him a bit. In fact, he would proudly show us his bandaged leg whenever we return home. He still ran as fast as he normally do.

Whenever anyone of us return home, the first one to greet us will be pepsi. He would wag his tail and snuggle around our legs as though the owner welcoming his guests. He is a very friendly dog indeed. Sometimes,. he is so nice that cats bully him. The stray cats aren't afraid of him and even challenged him to a fight. My aunty's dog even bit his neck during new year this year. Another painful experience.

I waited for my mother to return home, hoping that pepsi would be back with her.
Finally, i heard his bells. And yes, pepsi was found. I was so relieved and i thank god for letting pepsi return home safely. My mother said she had already given up hope in finding pepsi and it was my uncle was saw him while on the way home. Pepsi wandered quite a distance away.
I'm really really thankful and i realised how much pepsi meant to me.

4 Comments:

Anonymous said...: ahhh. really quite moving... aaaaaaaaaaah.; 5/15/2005 10:49 PM
Anonymous said...: pepsi is cool....u noe i at first tot u meant pepsi as in 'pepsi' e drink.hahaz... OFF.i want a dog too!!; 5/15/2005 11:07 PM
F said...: hahaha.."dun find pepsi dun come home!!"haha..familiar?hahaha; 5/15/2005 11:35 PM
crossbearer said...: oh I love my dog to bits too! I think if my dog went missing, I'd go crazy.; 5/16/2005 10:41 PM

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