Apollo

APOLLO

A HARRISON

“APOLLO, APOLLO,” a eight years old boy name Mark is calling out for his pet retriever the dog was given to Mark on his last birthday and ever since Mark has been responsible to look after Apollo, the name mark gave his retriever also Mark named his pet after one, known space ship. As Mark is walking to what looks to be like a pasture nears his house because Mark lives in the country with his family the area is perfect for Mark, along with his family and Apollo will have much acreage to run around and play. “APOLLO; WHERE ARE YOU?” Mark shouts out as he walks up to where a hill is at the moment; Mark will see an elderly man sitting on a wooden bench. As Mark walks closer to where the elderly man is sitting, even though Mark had not observed the wooden bench after Mark is close enough see to the elderly man, the older man will look up with solemn like eyes at the eight year old child.

“Sir, have you seen my dog?” Mark asks.

“No, young child I have not, but if you would tell me what kind of dog; then maybe,” the old man says.

“He’s a golden, brown retriever and his name is Apollo,” Mark says now the old man sitting on the bench will diverts his gaze from the eight years old child to the far area of the field.

“I had a pet; a cat a Cheshire one. Her name was Elizabeth, but she died years ago. The vet told me of how the vet did all she could to save Elizabeth,” the old man says.

“How did Elizabeth die?” Mark asks now the eight years old child is appearing sadder as Mark listens to the old man explains of how his pet cat Elizabeth passed away. As Mark listens, the old man will explains the day when Elizabeth died the pet cat had come down with a terrible like virus. “And, it was too late”, the old man lastly says. Suddenly, Mark will hear one good note from the old man. The elderly man wills tell Mark with hopes the child will find his pet retriever Apollo and the old man will assures Mark perhaps Apollo will not only be found, however Apollo will be alright and the animal’s health is still good.

“Child; what do you usually feed Apollo?” The old man asks Mark.

“My mom said we have to feed Apollo the dog food. But one holiday; I gave Apollo big piece of fruit cake”, now Mark says and the child is smiling.

“You are a good caretaker of Apollo”, now Mark will remember the sole reason he is really out is because his pet retriever is now missing. “I better go out more to find Apollo,” Mark says now the child will walk away from the old man right now Mark is climbing up a hill still calling out to his dog; Apollo. Its’ no wonder Mark is not becoming tired as the child is searching for his dog Apollo, however Mark not only has the hope his dog is alive also well. In a moment, Mark will stop his searching now he will look up at the skies covered with clouds different formations now Mark will remember when he was even younger; he and his mother will be outside on a sunny day also when the skies were covered with those puffy, billowy clouds; Mark's mother will asks Mark if he could tell what formation those clouds were during those times.

“That one looks like a cat, that one looks like a rabbit and that one looks like a dog,” the at the time five year old Mark said as he pointed one finger towards the clouds in the skies. However, Mark did not know one day he would own a dog and he now have a one. Now, Mark has stopped looking up at the skies also in a far distance; Mark wills sees what looks to be like his dog the animal though is not too far for Mark to really observe. “APOLLO; IS THAT YOU BOY?” Mark calls out suddenly as if by some way of magic up runs Apollo his tail is wagging and the dog is indeed happier his eight years old caretaker has found him. “Apollo; oh boy!” Mark says now the brownish retriever after running towards Mark will leap up in the eight years old arms next Apollo leaps out of Mark arms, and the child and his best friend is on their way home. “Wait Apollo; there is someone I want you to meet,” Mark says as Apollo leaps around Mark soon both the child, and his pet retriever will be at the certain area on the hill and there is the bench–but the old man is not sitting on the bench. “Well, I guess he is gone home Apollo. Now, it’s time for us to go home”, Mark says now the boy and his brownish retriever will go home after returning; Mark will have a duty to do and it is to feed the retriever. As Mark looks at Apollo eating out his dog dish the animal’s name inscribed all around the eight, inch round bowl; Mark will begins to think about the old man and the old man’s now dead pet named Elizabeth. “Before I found you Apollo; I was hoping you would not be sick,” Mark says to the retriever after Apollo has finished eating next Mark will clean the dog dish followed by Mark filling up the dish with fresh, clean water. Soon, it will be time for Mark next to eat his evening meal followed by the eight years old child preparing to go to bed. However, before Mark readies for bed; he will walk Apollo out to his dog house now Mark will makes sure Apollo is tied so the retriever will not get lose and run away to somewhere or anywhere. “Good night Apollo,” Mark says now the child wills go to sleep with an uplifted heart because his pet retriever Apollo has been found, safe also sound.