I TOOK THE TRAIN TO CLEAR MY HEAD\u2014AND SAT ACROSS FROM A DOG WHO KNEW TOO MUCH I wasn\u2019t supposed to be on that train. I\u2019d booked the trip last minute, after a night of crying in my car outside my ex\u2019s apartment. I\u2019d promised myself I wouldn\u2019t go back to him again\u2014but I almost did. So I packed a bag, grabbed the first ticket out of town, and told myself I just needed air. A change of scenery. Something other than the swirl of regret and second-guessing. And then I saw the dog. A golden retriever, sitting straight up like he belonged there more than I did. One paw on the table, tail draped elegantly over the seat like this was his usual commute. His owner looked relaxed, sipping coffee and chatting softly to the woman across the aisle. But the dog\u2014he looked at me. I mean really looked. Head tilt, ears perked, eyes locked on mine. I couldn\u2019t help but smile. \u201cHe\u2019s very social,\u201d the guy said, like that explained it. I nodded, but I kept staring. There was something weirdly comforting about the way the dog held eye contact. Like he knew I was hanging on by a thread. Like he\u2019d seen a hundred women in my exact state\u2014heart cracked open, pretending they were just going somewhere casual. And then he did it. He stood up, padded over, and rested his chin on my leg. I froze. His person looked startled, like this wasn\u2019t normal behavior. But the dog didn\u2019t care. He just looked up at me like, Yeah, I know. It\u2019s okay. I don\u2019t know what came over me, but I started talking\u2014to the dog. Quietly. I told him everything I hadn\u2019t told anyone else. The cheating. The guilt. The shame of not leaving sooner. And when we pulled into the station, his owner asked me something that caught me completely off guard.\u2b07\ufe0f (continue reading in the first c\u1d11mment) See less<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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