Cory Gustafson

English 3 Block 1

Middlekauff

5/4/2016

Some say a dog is a man's best friend and I can relate to this. When I was younger around eight years old my mom brought home my first dog. The dog's name was Zeus and he was a purebred Rottweiler. Me and him were inseparable, everyday after school he would be waiting for me by the front door. Zeus and I would sleep together every night and he was often my pillow. But not all good things last forever because about two years later something horrible happened to our friendship.

It was a very beautiful summer day but the mood of the day was sad for the whole family. The sorrow came from the fact that we were all headed to my grandfather's funeral.  I remember the day being extremely hot and it was very quiet in the car. I brought Zeus along to cheer me up because he was the only one who could. I remember my mother saying “I know what will cheer you up Cory, how about we get some ice cream after this” I had to admit it cheered me up a little. We got to the funeral and I hopped out my mother's trailblazer along with my older sister Courtney and my mom grabbed my younger Sister Lydia. Lydia was just a baby at the time so she really didn't have any idea what was going on but I remember how annoyed I was getting in the car by her crying. When we got out of the car I didn't think much of Zeus and slowly walked with my family to the church. I remember my mom putting her arm around me trying to comfort me because she knew that me and my grandfather were very close. Time passed and the funeral was about to end and I could find my mom anywhere so I looked around and my aunt approached me and said “Your mom had to leave to run a few errands so you will be coming with us back to our house.” I headed with them to their house wondering where my mom was and Zeus. After about an hour of playing with my cousins my mom came over and had some bad news. I was very worried what it was and anxious at the same time. My mom being the very forgetful person she is she told me that she accidentally forgot to roll down the windows in the car when Zeus was in there and he passed away. I was extremely shocked and tears rolled down my eyes instantly but I was not angry at my mom.
From this tragic event it made me realize that not all good things last and everyone and everything has its time. I still miss Zeus a lot  because he was my first dog but it won't stop me from finding another.