Today is my birthday but also the day I lost my mother forever

Fun, a poor  puppy. His world, from the moment he opened his eyes, was a harsh, unforgiving place. His mother, a stray fighting for survival, had given birth to him in a cardboard box, a testament to the resilience of life. But fate was cruel. A passing car, a moment of inattention, and she was gone, leaving him alone in a world he didn’t understand.

Today, his first  birthday, should have been a celebration of life. But it was a day marked by loss, a stark contrast to the joy that should have filled his tiny heart. The world, once filled with the comforting scent of his mother, was now a cacophony of unfamiliar sounds and smells.

Hunger gnawed at his small body, a constant, relentless companion. The cold seeped into his bones, a stark reminder of his vulnerability. He was a tiny creature, adrift in a vast, indifferent world. The city lights, a million twinkling stars, offered no warmth or comfort.

In the darkness, he curled into a ball, his whimpers lost in the night’s symphony. He dreamt of his mother, of her warm milk, of the safety of her embrace. But when he woke, reality was a harsh slap in the face. His first  birthday, a day that should have been filled with joy, was instead a day of profound loss.

He was a survivor, a fighter, but the weight of his loss was heavy on his small shoulders. Yet, in the depths of his  puppy heart, there was a flicker of hope, a tiny flame that refused to be extinguished. He would survive, for his mother, for himself.