Puppy Eyes

"To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace."
- Milan Kundera -

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Here's a story I think you'll identify with.

This is my response to @jayna's 50 word prompt.

There are some things we may have been directly instructed not to do... But, the temptation is just so overwhelming...

Puppy eyes... - Image courtesy of Jairo Alzate

Puppy Eyes

Those eyes... How could he say no?

Joel peeked cautiously at Mommy, then Daddy.

Good! They were talking grownup stuff.

Slowly, while putting a spoonful of peas in his mouth, Joel slipped the last piece of meat off his plate and dropped it to the chocolate lab puppy waiting below.

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