Florence Collymore
No Other Choice
“Good day, missis. Yes, we do. Let me get it for you.”
He had a nice voice and sounded really polite.
“One was brought today. Really great one, with all the tricks you ever wanted.”
“It’s cool.”
“Here it is. Look”
He brought my laptop. Gosh, I guess I have never loved my laptop more.
“Gosh, I already want this. How much?”
“$700.”
“Perfect! Let me see it one more time.”
Laptop was okay. I did not notice any damage. It worked properly. And the cost was okay. I had that money, so I decided not to try to lower it.
“Here is your $700, count it because I’m bad at math”
“If you insist.”
He counted the money. Exactly $700. He took them and gave me the laptop. I was finally relieved and headed home. When I came back, Vivien did not meet me. It was the moment when I realised that she did something to her. I tried to find Vivien or Agnes, but they were not home. I was so angry that second. I regretted my decision to go take my laptop. I regretted that I did not take Vivien with myself. I regretted that she was my sister. No one can do such damage towards anyone. It is a crime and she will pay for that.
I couldn’t stay home, so I decided to find them. We lived in a relatively small city, but it still was kind of big to look for someone, however I did not care since my dog was missing and I was not sure if I would be able to keep living without her.
It was around 7:00 PM, cold, disgusting, and lonely. I entered every vet clinic, pet store, shelter. I was hopeless because she wasn’t even on our favorite spot near a river.
I went home crying as ugly as ever before. There I found Agnes sitting relentlessly on the couch. She was eating some snakes and drinking coke. Vivien was not there. She was not in any corner of our apartment. This jerk left her somewhere on the streets. I approached her quickly and threw the snakes in another corner of the room.
“Where the freak is Vivien?”
“I have no freaking clue.”
“I am gonna beat you so madly if you don’t tell me.”
“Even if you are about to kill me, I still don’t say a word ‘cause you deserve it.”
“How do I deserve it? Tell me please.”
“You are a jerk.”
“Oh, I am a jerk?”
“Oh, yes, you are. You called the police on me-”
“Are you serious? You know why I did that?”
“You did that because you’re a nerd and it’s so hard for your stupid brains to get a joke.”
“We are not friends to joke with one another. We are not real sisters to prank one another. We are total strangers who, unfortunately, live in the same house and in the same room. That’s it. It does not mean that you could mess with me, do anything to me. You, frat, have rights till you bother another person’s rights. Don’t you know it? I had all the rights to call the police on you since you dared to dye my perfectly bleached hair in pink and black. I had to cut my hair. I don’t like the way I look right now. And toxic paint was on my hair and head all night-”
“5 hours.”
“When it should be less than an hour! You did damage to my health, my appearance, my mental health. And you expect me to willingly accept all of this?”
“I’m not an angel. As well as you are-”
“Oh, really?”
“I always tried to be nice to you and you never did.”
“Are you kidding? Our mother kept us apart and told me shit about you as well as you about me. And you know what? I never believed her ‘cause you were my sister and I liked you. I thought that finally I would get a friend. NO. You decided to be on the mother’s side. You mocked me all the time. You have never been nice to me.”
“I tried. But also, you cannot blame. You know that to me on the mother’s side is way more safer. She does not mess with me as with you. She hates you so much and it’s just easier for me to support her.”
“See. You are against me. Not me. And guess what, I have never chosen mother over anyone. This whole concept is so ridiculous. Don’t you understand this? Choosing someone, so that you won’t get bullied? It is insane.”
“Think whatever you want. I’m not going to help you anyway.”
“Don’t be like our mom. Please.”
“Don’t you dare to say that.”
“Forget it. Be cruel to me, okay. I accept it. But don’t be cruel to Vivien. She’s just a dog and I bet you don’t want a harmless creature to suffer. I’m begging you.”
“It’s not in my power anymore. I left her in the forest to the South. She’s never been there. So I dont know if she’s going to make it.”
My eyes were full of tears and I felt so hopeless. I couldn’t stay. I had to get her home. She was my best friend. Best friend whom I’ve never seen after that.
It was the most tragic experience in my life. After that conversation I went to that forest and searched there for 4 solid hours. No luck. I went to the police station and they refused to help me in any possible way.
Every day for three weeks I took my bike and rode that to find my Vivien. Before school, after school, before going to bed, every spare minute I was looking for her. And it was my fault. I shouldn’t have messed with Agnes. I tried to save my dignity but no one cared about it. I lost Vivien because of my dignity. I still hope that she’s in a better place. I hope that some really great family finds her and she lives her best life. She deserves it. And I hope that she forgot about me. I don’t want her to remember me. I don’t want her to remember that betrayal. I feel so guilty that I gave up on searching after only three weeks.
I tried to do my best or I just want to believe that I tried my best.
I don’t deserve forgiveness. And I decided not to have another dog after her. I can’t take care of myself. What can I say about taking care of a dog? I chose a stupid laptop over my lovely Vivien. What a bastard I am. I never forgave my sister. It was even out of my mind that someone can be so callous towards animals.
I guess it was enough to want revenge. But I decided to cool off and be more careful. A couple of years and I was out of that town. I just had to wait. As you know, I did not.
She did one more thing that totally destroyed me.
“See. You are against me. Not me. And guess what, I have never chosen mother over anyone. This whole concept is so ridiculous. Don’t you understand this? Choosing someone, so that you won’t get bullied? It is insane.”
“Think whatever you want. I’m not going to help you anyway.”
“Don’t be like our mom. Please.”
“Don’t you dare to say that.”
“Forget it. Be cruel to me, okay. I accept it. But don’t be cruel to Vivien. She’s just a dog and I bet you don’t want a harmless creature to suffer. I’m begging you.”
“It’s not in my power anymore. I left her in the forest to the South. She’s never been there. So I dont know if she’s going to make it.”
My eyes were full of tears and I felt so hopeless. I couldn’t stay. I had to get her home. She was my best friend. Best friend whom I’ve never seen after that.
It was the most tragic experience in my life. After that conversation I went to that forest and searched there for 4 solid hours. No luck. I went to the police station and they refused to help me in any possible way.
Every day for three weeks I took my bike and rode that to find my Vivien. Before school, after school, before going to bed, every spare minute I was looking for her. And it was my fault. I shouldn’t have messed with Agnes. I tried to save my dignity but no one cared about it. I lost Vivien because of my dignity. I still hope that she’s in a better place. I hope that some really great family finds her and she lives her best life. She deserves it. And I hope that she forgot about me. I don’t want her to remember me. I don’t want her to remember that betrayal. I feel so guilty that I gave up on searching after only three weeks.
I tried to do my best or I just want to believe that I tried my best.
I don’t deserve forgiveness. And I decided not to have another dog after her. I can’t take care of myself. What can I say about taking care of a dog? I chose a stupid laptop over my lovely Vivien. What a bastard I am. I never forgave my sister. It was even out of my mind that someone can be so callous towards animals.
“See. You are against me. Not me. And guess what, I have never chosen mother over anyone. This whole concept is so ridiculous. Don’t you understand this? Choosing someone, so that you won’t get bullied? It is insane.”
“Think whatever you want. I’m not going to help you anyway.”
“Don’t be like our mom. Please.”
“Don’t you dare to say that.”
“Forget it. Be cruel to me, okay. I accept it. But don’t be cruel to Vivien. She’s just a dog and I bet you don’t want a harmless creature to suffer. I’m begging you.”
“It’s not in my power anymore. I left her in the forest to the South. She’s never been there. So I dont know if she’s going to make it.”
My eyes were full of tears and I felt so hopeless. I couldn’t stay. I had to get her home. She was my best friend. Best friend whom I’ve never seen after that.
It was the most tragic experience in my life. After that conversation I went to that forest and searched there for 4 solid hours. No luck. I went to the police station and they refused to help me in any possible way.
Every day for three weeks I took my bike and rode that to find my Vivien. Before school, after school, before going to bed, every spare minute I was looking for her. And it was my fault. I shouldn’t have messed with Agnes. I tried to save my dignity but no one cared about it. I lost Vivien because of my dignity. I still hope that she’s in a better place. I hope that some really great family finds her and she lives her best life. She deserves it. And I hope that she forgot about me. I don’t want her to remember me. I don’t want her to remember that betrayal. I feel so guilty that I gave up on searching after only three weeks.
I tried to do my best or I just want to believe that I tried my best.
I don’t deserve forgiveness. And I decided not to have another dog after her. I can’t take care of myself. What can I say about taking care of a dog? I chose a stupid laptop over my lovely Vivien. What a bastard I am. I never forgave my sister. It was even out of my mind that someone can be so callous towards animals.
“See. You are against me. Not me. And guess what, I have never chosen mother over anyone. This whole concept is so ridiculous. Don’t you understand this? Choosing someone, so that you won’t get bullied? It is insane.”
“Think whatever you want. I’m not going to help you anyway.”
“Don’t be like our mom. Please.”
“Don’t you dare to say that.”
“Forget it. Be cruel to me, okay. I accept it. But don’t be cruel to Vivien. She’s just a dog and I bet you don’t want a harmless creature to suffer. I’m begging you.”
“It’s not in my power anymore. I left her in the forest to the South. She’s never been there. So I dont know if she’s going to make it.”
My eyes were full of tears and I felt so hopeless. I couldn’t stay. I had to get her home. She was my best friend. Best friend whom I’ve never seen after that.
It was the most tragic experience in my life. After that conversation I went to that forest and searched there for 4 solid hours. No luck. I went to the police station and they refused to help me in any possible way.
Every day for three weeks I took my bike and rode that to find my Vivien. Before school, after school, before going to bed, every spare minute I was looking for her. And it was my fault. I shouldn’t have messed with Agnes. I tried to save my dignity but no one cared about it. I lost Vivien because of my dignity. I still hope that she’s in a better place. I hope that some really great family finds her and she lives her best life. She deserves it. And I hope that she forgot about me. I don’t want her to remember me. I don’t want her to remember that betrayal. I feel so guilty that I gave up on searching after only three weeks.
I tried to do my best or I just want to believe that I tried my best.
I don’t deserve forgiveness. And I decided not to have another dog after her. I can’t take care of myself. What can I say about taking care of a dog? I chose a stupid laptop over my lovely Vivien. What a bastard I am. I never forgave my sister. It was even out of my mind that someone can be so callous towards animals.
“See. You are against me. Not me. And guess what, I have never chosen mother over anyone. This whole concept is so ridiculous. Don’t you understand this? Choosing someone, so that you won’t get bullied? It is insane.”
“Think whatever you want. I’m not going to help you anyway.”
“Don’t be like our mom. Please.”
“Don’t you dare to say that.”
“Forget it. Be cruel to me, okay. I accept it. But don’t be cruel to Vivien. She’s just a dog and I bet you don’t want a harmless creature to suffer. I’m begging you.”
“It’s not in my power anymore. I left her in the forest to the South. She’s never been there. So I dont know if she’s going to make it.”
My eyes were full of tears and I felt so hopeless. I couldn’t stay. I had to get her home. She was my best friend. Best friend whom I’ve never seen after that.
It was the most tragic experience in my life. After that conversation I went to that forest and searched there for 4 solid hours. No luck. I went to the police station and they refused to help me in any possible way.
Every day for three weeks I took my bike and rode that to find my Vivien. Before school, after school, before going to bed, every spare minute I was looking for her. And it was my fault. I shouldn’t have messed with Agnes. I tried to save my dignity but no one cared about it. I lost Vivien because of my dignity. I still hope that she’s in a better place. I hope that some really great family finds her and she lives her best life. She deserves it. And I hope that she forgot about me. I don’t want her to remember me. I don’t want her to remember that betrayal. I feel so guilty that I gave up on searching after only three weeks.
I tried to do my best or I just want to believe that I tried my best.
I don’t deserve forgiveness. And I decided not to have another dog after her. I can’t take care of myself. What can I say about taking care of a dog? I chose a stupid laptop over my lovely Vivien. What a bastard I am. I never forgave my sister. It was even out of my mind that someone can be so callous towards animals.
“See. You are against me. Not me. And guess what, I have never chosen mother over anyone. This whole concept is so ridiculous. Don’t you understand this? Choosing someone, so that you won’t get bullied? It is insane.”
“Think whatever you want. I’m not going to help you anyway.”
“Don’t be like our mom. Please.”
“Don’t you dare to say that.”
“Forget it. Be cruel to me, okay. I accept it. But don’t be cruel to Vivien. She’s just a dog and I bet you don’t want a harmless creature to suffer. I’m begging you.”
“It’s not in my power anymore. I left her in the forest to the South. She’s never been there. So I dont know if she’s going to make it.”
My eyes were full of tears and I felt so hopeless. I couldn’t stay. I had to get her home. She was my best friend. Best friend whom I’ve never seen after that.
It was the most tragic experience in my life. After that conversation I went to that forest and searched there for 4 solid hours. No luck. I went to the police station and they refused to help me in any possible way.
Every day for three weeks I took my bike and rode that to find my Vivien. Before school, after school, before going to bed, every spare minute I was looking for her. And it was my fault. I shouldn’t have messed with Agnes. I tried to save my dignity but no one cared about it. I lost Vivien because of my dignity. I still hope that she’s in a better place. I hope that some really great family finds her and she lives her best life. She deserves it. And I hope that she forgot about me. I don’t want her to remember me. I don’t want her to remember that betrayal. I feel so guilty that I gave up on searching after only three weeks.
I tried to do my best or I just want to believe that I tried my best.
I don’t deserve forgiveness. And I decided not to have another dog after her. I can’t take care of myself. What can I say about taking care of a dog? I chose a stupid laptop over my lovely Vivien. What a bastard I am. I never forgave my sister. It was even out of my mind that someone can be so callous towards animals.
“See. You are against me. Not me. And guess what, I have never chosen mother over anyone. This whole concept is so ridiculous. Don’t you understand this? Choosing someone, so that you won’t get bullied? It is insane.”
“Think whatever you want. I’m not going to help you anyway.”
“Don’t be like our mom. Please.”
“Don’t you dare to say that.”
“Forget it. Be cruel to me, okay. I accept it. But don’t be cruel to Vivien. She’s just a dog and I bet you don’t want a harmless creature to suffer. I’m begging you.”
“It’s not in my power anymore. I left her in the forest to the South. She’s never been there. So I dont know if she’s going to make it.”
My eyes were full of tears and I felt so hopeless. I couldn’t stay. I had to get her home. She was my best friend. Best friend whom I’ve never seen after that.
It was the most tragic experience in my life. After that conversation I went to that forest and searched there for 4 solid hours. No luck. I went to the police station and they refused to help me in any possible way.
Every day for three weeks I took my bike and rode that to find my Vivien. Before school, after school, before going to bed, every spare minute I was looking for her. And it was my fault. I shouldn’t have messed with Agnes. I tried to save my dignity but no one cared about it. I lost Vivien because of my dignity. I still hope that she’s in a better place. I hope that some really great family finds her and she lives her best life. She deserves it. And I hope that she forgot about me. I don’t want her to remember me. I don’t want her to remember that betrayal. I feel so guilty that I gave up on searching after only three weeks.
I tried to do my best or I just want to believe that I tried my best.
I don’t deserve forgiveness. And I decided not to have another dog after her. I can’t take care of myself. What can I say about taking care of a dog? I chose a stupid laptop over my lovely Vivien. What a bastard I am. I never forgave my sister. It was even out of my mind that someone can be so callous towards animals.
“See. You are against me. Not me. And guess what, I have never chosen mother over anyone. This whole concept is so ridiculous. Don’t you understand this? Choosing someone, so that you won’t get bullied? It is insane.”
“Think whatever you want. I’m not going to help you anyway.”
“Don’t be like our mom. Please.”
“Don’t you dare to say that.”
“Forget it. Be cruel to me, okay. I accept it. But don’t be cruel to Vivien. She’s just a dog and I bet you don’t want a harmless creature to suffer. I’m begging you.”
“It’s not in my power anymore. I left her in the forest to the South. She’s never been there. So I dont know if she’s going to make it.”
My eyes were full of tears and I felt so hopeless. I couldn’t stay. I had to get her home. She was my best friend. Best friend whom I’ve never seen after that.
It was the most tragic experience in my life. After that conversation I went to that forest and searched there for 4 solid hours. No luck. I went to the police station and they refused to help me in any possible way.
Every day for three weeks I took my bike and rode that to find my Vivien. Before school, after school, before going to bed, every spare minute I was looking for her. And it was my fault. I shouldn’t have messed with Agnes. I tried to save my dignity but no one cared about it. I lost Vivien because of my dignity. I still hope that she’s in a better place. I hope that some really great family finds her and she lives her best life. She deserves it. And I hope that she forgot about me. I don’t want her to remember me. I don’t want her to remember that betrayal. I feel so guilty that I gave up on searching after only three weeks.
I tried to do my best or I just want to believe that I tried my best.
I don’t deserve forgiveness. And I decided not to have another dog after her. I can’t take care of myself. What can I say about taking care of a dog? I chose a stupid laptop over my lovely Vivien. What a bastard I am. I never forgave my sister. It was even out of my mind that someone can be so callous towards animals.