~ Shadow ~
(SBIS Ch. Words of Wisdom F.Ch x Ch. Sintara's Nara Qamarah Nahala)
Sept. 19, 1991 - August 18, 2001
feathers in the wind,
run free, run far my friend,
until we meet again.
by Karen Chen
By Lauren Chen, age 11
Shadow was my dog. He was also my best friend. We grew up together. He would let me crawl all over him and play "horsey." At night, when I went to bed, he would stay by my side until I fell asleep. He always protected me and watched over me. We loved running on the beach as the waves chased us up and back on the shore. He loved everyone, especially children. While I sat in my high chair I would smash my fingers into my food, then put my hand down and let him lick at it while I was giggling furiously. At the dinner table I would sneak him morsels of peas or whatever I didn't want and he would eat it quietly and then look up for more. Whenever he looked at me, I saw the look of love, understanding, loyalty, and much more.
One morning I woke up to my mom and dad sitting by my bedside looking down on me. I could tell something was wrong for there was tears in my mom's eyes. I sat up and asked them what happened. They told me slowly that Shadow's gone. At first I didn't understand, but then I knew. Shadow had died. My eyes filled up with tears and I bureid my face in the covers and cried. My mom and dad asked me if I wanted to say good-bye before they took him to the vet's. I told them I did and went into their bedroom where Shadow lay. I hugged him as tears flowed down my cheeks. I knew that somehow he could still hear me. I whispered to him that I would never forget him and that I loved him. Something cold brushed against my face and I looked up, his collar and I.D. tag jingled softly. I carefully slipped it off of him and said my last good-bye. I still have the collar and I will never forget Shadow and all the wonderful times we've had together. He will always be my Shadow, forever and ever.
