My Lifesaver

I ran into his big puppy eyes through the window of the pet store and my first instinct was to take care of this trembling, little furry ball. I was going through rough times in my life and felt I needed something to protect.
Over the five years, we’ve spent together, many things have changed: I quit my job, moved to another city, learnt a thing or two about the harshness of life. Yet nothing compares to the realization that grew bigger and bigger inside me with every morning when those same eyes (and tongue!) greet me to a new day. Because it was him I thought I was rescuing back in that day that I first brought him home and now I have come to realize that it had been me who had been saved by him all along. Thank you, Dante and thanks to @stickermule for PlayOff.