He picks up his phone again. I didn’t hear it ring. “Have you found my dog yet?” I hear him question, his voice sounds so stern and serious. “Good, we will drop her off in about five minutes, and in the meantime, keep an eye on our dog.”

What is so special about this damn dog? Is it really more important than me returning to my family where I belong? It is a mixed dog of some kind, and it is in a desperate need of a haircut. The black and white matted hair is a sign of needing attention. Maybe the dog intentionally ran away. Oh, please stay put, at least until I am home with Mama.

I remember him, but I blocked out his name to me he was just the scary man. I viewed him as the man who kidnapped me for ransom over a dog. Maybe I can call him Dog Man.His name didn’t matter to me, my fear of him was more powerful than his name. They were cousins of my mom’s boyfriend. They wanted to go to a fair on the way back from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The only thing holding them back was that they had their dog with them.

My mom and Tommy offered to watch the dog, so they could enjoy themselves and asked me if I wanted to go with them. If I knew what was going to happen, I never would have gone with them. I knew he had a wife, and three children, of which he loved quite a bit. He took all of us to a fair, and let his children ride as many rides as they wanted and let them get snacks and whatnot.So why would this man want to keep me from my family? For him being so loving and caring to his family, how can he take me from my mom? I need my mom.

He wore a grey short-sleeved shirt and shorts. In Myrtle Beach during the month of April, it is at the point where the cold weather has finally past, and the warmer weather has settled in to stay. His hair was short and brown and he had no facial hair. He laughed quite a bit and was caring and sweet to those around him.To be honest, up until the moment when the phone rang, and I heard those words come out of his mouth, I didn’t fear him.

He was just a nice man with a loving family, and I was with them to have some fun. His values seemed to be hidden, however, when it came to that stupid dog. Something I will never understand. What if his children were with someone and they did that to him? How would he feel? Was he just in the moment, and did not mean what he said?

Again, questions I shall never know. I do not want to know. If I did find out, it would mean we crossed paths again. The scary dog man can just stay wherever he is and leave me the hell alone. That is all I want. He may not be harmful to anyone else, but that day he scarred me forever.