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Flash Fiction Friday - Found

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Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge

This one is from February, I never entered it, because I never finished writing it. Something just felt off and I couldn't get it edited and submitted in time.  



If you like alone time to just sit in nature and drink your tea don’t date a K-9 officer cause the moment he cannot find you he sends the dog after you and that very good boy will always find you. This happens at least once a week when I'm off in the woods that back up to our house, I’m never very far and always within cell range, but he still sends the dog. It’s good training for the dog and he does make me laugh so I guess it’s not a terrible way to be found, but sometimes you just want to be alone. 

That’s what I was feeling when I stormed out of the house and headed off into the woods during a break in the snowstorm. I know better, yet in the heat of the moment off I went and in my anger I went too far and now I’m hurt, I’m cold, and I’m scared. Now all I want is to be found and I’m worried he won’t send the dog, I’m worried the dog won’t be able to find me before I freeze in this snow.

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