August 23, 2020

I was sitting in the library, reading about the history of Oregon. My cousin was sitting across from me, engrossed in her own book. A dog slowly approached our table from my left, cautiously watching for my response. In the brief moment I took my eyes off of it, the dog swiftly jumped onto the empty seat next to me to lick the key that was on the table.

My cousin stood up. “Excuse me?” she asked the dog, “did you just try to eat a key?” The dog quickly jumped off and acted like nothing happened as my cousin stepped towards its general direction.