“Take care of her…”
He asked the guard to take her home and promised not to resist and to accept his punishment.
At that moment, the silence became unbearable. The dog barked again, sharply and loudly, as if protesting against what was about to happen.
And the prisoner hugged her once more, as tightly as only a human can, and said goodbye forever.
The only thing that worried him all these years was his dog. The man had no other family. The German Shepherd wasn’t just a pet: she was his family, his girlfriend, and the only creature he trusted. One of the prisoners found her as a puppy, shivering in an alley, and from that day on, they were inseparable.
When the guard brought the note requesting his last wishes, the man didn’t ask for gourmet food, cigars, or a priest, as many did. He simply said quietly:
“I want to see my dog. For the last time.”
At first, the staff were skeptical. Was this a cunning plan? So on the appointed day, before the verdict was announced, he was taken outside. Under the watchful eye of the guards, he encountered his dog.
Seeing his master, the shepherd broke free and ran toward him. In that moment, time seemed to freeze.
