The Story Behind the Story: I Got You

"I got you" is a micro story inspired by the recent passing of my fur-baby. It was, and continues to be, an emotional time for me. I felt by writing this I could do some more healing from her loss, more grieving, and more accepting. The idea of starting and ending it with the same line is actually from a writing prompt I found on Pinterest. The prompt said to start and end a story with the same line but completely different context.

After KC had passed away, I was wrapping her body in a blanket. As I said, "It's okay love, I got you"; the prompt popped into my head and I thought about the first time I saw and held KC. It's fair to say this is a true story told from KC's perspective.

Did she feel as blessed to have me as her human companion as I felt to have her?
-One of the burning questions I have asked myself since KC's passing-

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