In Our Words Canadians Reading Together

Our Special Little Friend

SARAH BURKE

Ever wake up and know instinctively that there’s something monumentally different about the day, only to go and find the rest of the world acting like its just another morning.

Especially when you’ve lost a family pet. My fiancée and I knew our day was going to be a different one. The day was a happy one until our little hamster Emily died. So the day turned upside down for us. There was loss of sleep and minds drifting into another world. There were a lot of inner selfthoughts and quiet moments spent wondering how we were going to cope with the remaining of that day.

Ronnie and I kept ourselves busy by going to our friends’ house to visit and talk about happy thoughts. The happy thoughts about what Emily meant to us all and how lovable and affectionate she was.

Ronnie and both knew that Emily lived a happy life and of course she will be missed. We just have to move on and be happy with what we had during that time when Emily was alive. It’s like a broken record stuck in place while we try to get on with our lives.