Getting a New Pet

The freezing air hit my face as I ran for my life. The knee-high snow made it hard to run. I heard sirens and dogs barking behind me while I was running. I looked up the mountain and saw the concentration camp that I was in before.

I continued running, but suddenly I saw a white dog in front of me. It tried to bite my leg with its sharp teeth, but I grabbed its neck with my arm. I then slammed it's head softly to the white snow.

Joseph: "Sorry little guy… I know you are doing your job, but I would like to live for another day." I said to the whimpering dog who looked at me with it's pleading eyes to spare him. When I saw that he was like this, I just let him go.

The white shepherd looked at me with a grateful look before it licked my hands. I saw that the dog wasn't injured from slamming him onto the ground. I scanned the white dog some more and saw that he has a shock collar. I then grabbed the shock collar and ripped it off the dog's neck with my one arm.

The white Shepherd bites my sleeves to try to lead me to safety. I didn't hesitate and followed the dog, but before I could follow the dog to my freedom. I was shot on my thighs, and I fell to the cold snowy ground. I heard people coming towards me, and I know I am not going anywhere with these injuries.

The dog that I had free tried to drag me to safety, but I caressed his head. The dog whimpered as he tried to pull me.

Joseph: "I am done for; I can't walk... You are free to go, nothing is holding you back…" I said while pulling my sleeves back. I then pushed the dog away. The dog ran away from me, but before it disappeared to the snowy lands, it looked at me with a grateful look before running off.

I looked up at the cloudy sky, feeling the freezing snow hitting my face. I heard people coming towards me with their guns pointing at me.

???: {bravo team we got the escaped convict} he said to the radio on his chest. I looked at the Asian men that are speaking in mandarin.

Radio: {how the fuck did he got out with just one arm.} the man looked at me and pointed his gun at my head.

???: {should I kill him he has been a thorn in our ass when he keeps escaping all the fucking time.} he said while cocking his rifle ready to shot my head with one single order.

Radio: {no we don't want dead bodies we need more workers to work on our mines} when the man heard this he stopped pointing the gun at my head. But then he kicked me on the head repeatedly. I just lay there, taking the beating and slowly drift to sleep.

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---seven weeks ago---

Lanna: "Mr. Maiava, you have been saying that you have heard these voices in your head, but when we tried to talk to the other you, it seemed he would not come out." when I heard her words, I just frowned.

Lanna: "Mr. Maiava, have you ever remembered when you were still in site 14 or to be more specific your eye surgery." When I heard her words, I tried to remember that day, but I came out blank. I tried to remember most of my gruesome things that happened to my life, but I could not get the gruesome details. I just remembered that they tortured me; that is all.

Lanna: "I think I know why your other manifestation came to be; most normal men would go crazy with all the things you have gone through, but you didn't; instead, you locked that part of your memory deep inside your consciousness. Only a specific trigger might jog your memory."

Lanna: "I recommend you to take a real vacation, Mr. Maiava, if you can… maybe spend your time with your family to try to relax for a bit." when she said that the alarm clock next to her started ringing. She looked at the time and ended our session. I left her office and headed toward the portal going to London. After that, I headed to a nearby park to meet up with Haru playing with Ryan.

When I saw them, I walked toward them. Haru saw me and ran towards me while Ryan started shaking in fear when he saw me.

Haru: "Papa, your back... Are you going to go shopping?" when she said that I remembered Dr. Lanna's words that I need to spend my time with my family. So I looked at Haru and nodded. "Yey, we should get another pet so Mr. Wiggles will not feel lonely," she said while pointing her head. I saw a hedgehog glaring at me. I just saw this and sighed.

Joseph: "This time, I am picking a normal pet like a dog or something." I said while holding her hands. She looked at me with an angry look and protested.

Haru: "No, I wanted a black tarantula as my next pet." when I heard this, I cringed. I hate spiders. I don't know why anyone would want them as a pet. And it would give me a heart attack if she ever used a spider in her pranks towards me.

A few minute's walk, we got to an animal rescue shelter. We walked around and saw that almost all the animals were shaking in fear when they looked at me. I was confused and asked the animal attendant why they are cowering away from me.

Attendant: "This is the first time they are scared of someone. They are always energetic when a new person would come to take one of them away." She then opened a cage and grabbed a small puppy, and got near us. She then handed me the dog, which suddenly barked in terror when he was on my hands. I quickly gave the puppy back to the attendant, and the puppy stopped crying.

Haru: "papa stopped scaring all the animals.." she growled at me, which confused me. I am not actively trying to scare them right now.

Joseph: "what about this we go to another shelter to see if we could find a dog that isn't afraid of me. If we can't find one, I can buy you a stuffed animal instead." I said while petting her head.

Haru: "No, I want a tarantula instead of a stuffed animal." when I heard this, I shook in fear. Without hesitation, I denied her request.

Joseph: "No," when Haru heard me, she started to tear up, but I didn't budge this time. "No, mean no, you can't use your puppy eyes or tears to convince me."