Jake by Jim Bartlett
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- Jake's eyes snap open , he quickly turns to the side . But like his aching heart, the spot where Max sat always on the couch remains empty. He takes in a deep breathe - really more of a sigh - and squeezes his eyes closed.
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- I hope that by sleeping into the darkness of a nap, I will temporarily mask my sorrow.
- JAKE BY JIM BARTLETT
- For 15 years, they were inseparable . Always side by side. The walks on the beach with the gentle waves calling, the seagulls cawing. All those hikes on the trail and even just a ride to the grocery store for something Martha may have forgotten.
- Though he knows in some way he should be thankful for just-having their time together - those moments forever etched in his heart. Somehow, he is missing the years that could have been.
- All his eyes well up, he realizes for the first time how much his grief weighs, how hard is it even to rise with such a heaviness inside.
- Unable to sleep, he looks around the all too empty room, letting his gaze fall upon the leash, which still hangs from the peg by the door.
- It seems to wait patiently , ever ready for the next big adventure.
- It is then he hears a shuffle from behind and turns to see Martha standing in the doorway, her shoulder resting against the frame.
- I thought you might be here. I miss him, too, Jake. More than you'll ever know.
- There's a faraway melancholy tone to her voice, but he knows her heart, like his, has a hole too big to fill.
- I guess you do know, don't you, Jake?
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