THE WIND PHONE

Are There Tacos Over the Rainbow Bridge?

A final lesson from my furry best friend

Robin Wilding πŸ’Ž
The Wind Phone
Published in
6 min readMay 6, 2024

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A photo of Chela at the lake, staring into your soul as she enjoys doing
My old girl, in what may be her final winter. Photo by author.

Sometimes life gives you exactly the gift you need β€” if you take the time to recognize it. My 16-year-old dog, Chela, was a gift that life gave me while I was busy making other plans. She came into my life when I almost hit her with my car.

As I was walking with my old girl by the lake today, I watched her arthritic old legs wobble to and fro. Not unlike when I first met her 16 years ago, albeit for different reasons.

She was a tiny little wretch back then, lying in the middle of the road at 2 am. As my boyfriend and I were driving home from a party in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico where we lived, I spotted her on the road β€” I shrieked. After my boyfriend stopped momentarily freaking out at my banshee-like screech, he slammed the brakes and I vaulted out of the car.

I walked to the front bumper, covering my eyes with my shaking fingers to keep me from seeing the puppy we’d just run over.

Thankfully, she was a few inches in front of the left tire. My stomach vomited my heart back up in sheer joy. I then scooped the pup up and she collapsed into my arms, her body and mind too in shock to remain upright.

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Robin Wilding πŸ’Ž
The Wind Phone

Pro Writer β€’ Amateur Twatopotamus β€’ Boost Nominator β€’ Knobhead of the Year 2022 β€’ Possibly a Dude