I'm Sorry

I'm so sorry. It happened so fast that I didn't have time to react. I never saw you until it was too late!

That's what I kept telling myself all the way home from my late day appointment in another nearby town. I just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Driving along a major state highway this afternoon, a very nice looking dog just decided it would be fun to jump out in front of my car! I never saw him until I was approaching a driveway.....he just appeared out of nowhere.

I heard the impact and my body just flinched. I knew I had hit him, or should I say, he hit me! All I could think of was oh know.

I quickly turned around and jump out of the car to check on him. I knew he wasn't going to make it, so I bent down, touched him and told him I was sorry. I know he heard me and it was at that moment his body stopped twitching and he died right there in front of me.

I felt pretty shook up, but I knew there wasn't anything I could have done. The young bulldog just happen to be left outside by his owner who decided to drive to town to pick up his kids. After I found out the owner had left the dog outdoors all alone, my sadness turned to anger. Now I realized the young dog was outside along this major highway just waiting for his owner to return, and he just wanted to play. Unfortunately he wanted to play with a moving vehicle.

How sad.....very, very sad.