the three-legged dog - The Appearance of a Strange Friend(2/6)
This is the second chapter of the short story I wrote called 'The Three-Legged Dog'. Please enjoy reading it. On a peaceful Sunday afternoon, a truck loaded with a huge box pulled up to Jake's house. His father, with a particularly excited expression, opened the front door and welcomed his visitor. "Come on, Jake! Come say hello. He’s your best friend, and he'll be your friend from now on." What slowly walked out of the box was a humanoid robot with a sleek, silver-white body. On its chest was a name tag that read 'RECTFACE,' and on the screen in front of its face, yellow, smiling eyes appeared. "Hi, Jake. I'm RECTface, your learning and safety assistant." A hard, mechanical sound echoed through the yard. Jake touched the robot's arm, curious, but Cooper, who was nearby, reacted differently. Uncharacteristically, Cooper tucked his tail between his legs and growled softly. The metallic smell he instinctively sensed seemed unfami...