He was so mad he couldn’t wait to teach both of them a lesson or twenty.
Furiously he swerved round the bend and simultaneously picked up his phone and took a second look at the incriminating picture.
In split seconds, he failed to see the puppy, the boy, and the mother…
Slammed brakes, screeching tires, a dogs yelp, the mixed cries of boy and mother as they watch their beloved Sandy struggle…
…The angry haze lifted from Tony’s eyes.
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Oh, no!
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Sad!
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Anger is a bad master, we should never let him control us.
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Yes we shouldn’t.
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Wow. Quite a lesson in those few words, J.
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Thank you Van. Rage, using phone while driving, going too fast, poor concentration…bad combination.
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Rage has such tragic consequences!
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Yes it does. Never good results.
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Oh…. tragic! So sad.
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The sad side of rage.
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Indeed
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This went straight to my heart, Jacqueline. It’s amazing how quickly and efficiently you’re able to grab the reader. Your talent never ceases to impress me 🙂 Anger is a cold and unforgiving master, blinding the truth.
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That comment is just so apt. Anger is cold and unforgiving. Thank you, Brenda for your lovely comments. I’m glad that you appreciate my work.
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Your writings are always a pleasure to read 🙂 Wishing you a beautiful weekend 🙂
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Duly noted, Friend.
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Gulp! He should have been a little less angry and a lot more careful. It’s strange, but even though I know it’s fiction, I can’t help wondering about the child, the mother and the dog and hoping they’re all okay.
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Even I was worried as I wrote the story can you imagine. The boy was hit but he survived with injuries, poor puppy didn’t survive the impact
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I’m very glad the boy pulled through. I feel sorry for the puppy. 😦
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Anger dangerous, we all need to learn to count to 50 before walking out the door.
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Yes indeed it’s needful to count.
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I remember being so angry at work once — sexist boss who lit into me for 45 minutes for not laughing at his vulgar joke — I knew I couldn’t be on the road. I was able to keep it together enough to go three blocks to a Gap store, where I shopped for jeans until I calmed down enough to drive. (And yes, I was nice to the sales people.) It’s scary to think what I could have done if I hadn’t had enough sense to stay away from my car at that time.
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Thank God you had the goodness which some people lack and I honestly don’t get it with these sexist men who think cracking vulgar jokes is to everyone’s taste.
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Oh and this joke was so bad. All I did was leave the room. I quit the following day and he was fired. The company was afraid of a lawsuit.
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