Trading My Next Life For You
Language: en
I was scrolling through a private, dark corner of an online pet forum when the headline stopped me cold. “5 Days Left. How do I say goodbye so she won’t break?” Below it, another line. “Should I just vanish? Pretend I ran off and die somewhere private?” The comment section was full of little dog avatars. “No, seriously, don’t do that,” one replied. “Your human will spiral. Last time I accidentally slipped my leash, mine took two weeks off work to hunt for me. Don’t you dare leave her with that guilt.” “It’s terrible, isn’t it?” another chimed in. “If only we could talk, we could ask them…