One?of?the?first?things?I?saw?when?I?was?born?was?my?dog?Leo.

He?was?a?golden?retriever?and?he?had?long?hair?and?all?saggy.

He?was?really?adorable.

And?from?the?first?moment?I?really?ever?saw?him?in?my?life,?I?was?just?connected?to?him.

We?did?everything?together.

We?played?catch.

We?rolled?in?mud.

We'd?make?forts?and?sit?in?them?all?day?and?watch?movies?together.

And?we'd?go?camping?with?my?dad.

He?was?always?with?me?and?followed?me?everywhere?I?went.

When?Leo?got?older,?he?started?getting?sick?and?tired?and?we?couldn't?play?the?way?we?used?to?anymore.

That?made?me?really?upset,?but?I?still?loved?him?like?I?always?had.

One?day,?my?mom?randomly?let?me?stay?home?from?school?and?I?just?decided?that,?you?know,?I'd?be?with?him.

We?played?ball.

We?played?King?Leo.

We?did?all?the?things?that?I?used?to?do?with?him.

And?I?just?had?a?smile?on?my?face?when?I?was?going?to?bed.

And?I?was?really?happy?and?thinking?of?tomorrow?to?play?with?him.

In?the?middle?of?the?night,?my?mom?woke?me?up.

She?had?tears?and?she?told?me?that?Leo?was?dying?in?the?vet.

And?I?was?panicking.

I?was?running?around?the?room?in?circles.

I?asked?if?I?could?go?say?goodbye?to?him,?basically.

But?he?was?really?far?away.

And?my?dad?brought?him.

So?when?my?dad?finally?got?back,?he?broke?the?news.

Leo?was?dead.

And?I?was?just?really,?really?upset.

I?stopped?crying?for?like?two?minutes?and?then?hysterically?started?crying?again.

When?I?finally?started?falling?asleep,?I?kept?glancing?at?the?spot?he?usually?slept?at.

And?he?just?wasn't?there.

The?next?day,?I?just?kept?crying.

I?didn't?go?to?school.

I?was?so?upset.

And?when?we?were?standing?at?the?grave,?I?was?just?crying?because?I'd?never?see?him?again.

And?it?was?just?really?hard?because?the?fact?kept?running?through?my?head?that?he's?not?here?anymore.

I?still?miss?him?and?walk?in,?sometimes?forgetting?that?he's?not?alive?anymore?and?expecting?to?see?him.

But?I'm?fine?now?and?he's?basically?still?here?in?my?heart.

This?is?my?new?dog,?Finn,?here.

He?just?walked?up.

Say?hi.

He's?like?licking?his?lips.

Hey,?buddy.