WISH
Antonija Glavas

I read somewhere about wishes. "Be careful with your wishes, some of them come true." At the time I lived in Germany. I had a very strong wish to have a baby dog. My wish was so strong that I could even feel the smell of him and his tiny teeth on my hand. My wish was pretty unrealistic because I lived as a refugee without right to stay. I was three times a week with Asta, a beautiful German shepherd, which belonged to the lady for which I was working.

One Sunday evening my phone rang. When I answered I heard her voice telling me: "Antonija, I've got a problem." I asked: "What's the problem?" In my mind it was like a movie about what it could be. Then like from heaven: "I have a little dog." I screamed saying: "This is not a problem, this is my wish coming true."

There was a very long night ahead and in the morning I "flew" to meet my true wish. Her name was Shary and I called her Sharmy. We had a great time playing in the garden and enjoying each other.

My sister started taking care of her when I left for Canada. She is reporting everything to me about my true wish. We met also when I was in Germany and kissed each other. She recognized me, of course. She jumped and kissed me as I was her adoptive mother.