Redditor Writes Heartbreaking Prompt About Dogs In The Afterlife

Oh, the feels. And this time, it's pretty heavy. There must be someone chopping up endless onions to prepare for some onion-chopping competition out there because the tears are here and they won't stop flowing. 

It's so hard for us to let go of our pets, it always hurts and the pain never actually leaves us, we just learn how to live with it over time. In a beautiful, and ultra-heartbreaking writing prompt, one Redditor brought the feels and brought them hard. The original question that prompted the writing prompt was posted by Redditor u/Epidexipteryx, and was, "When a beloved dog passes in the hereafter, they are given a choice. They can cross the Rainbow Bridge and await for their owners, or join the Sleepless Watch and defend the world from evil spirits."

Redditor, u/Euthenios, wrote this marvelous masterpiece below. Just a little warning, perhaps have a tissue or two beside you in preparation. 

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    Human body - Posted by u/Epidexipteryx 2 years ago [wp] When a beloved dog passes in the hereafter, they are given a choice. They can cross the Rainbow Bridge and await for their owners, or join the Sleepless Watch and defend the world from evil spirits. Writing Prompt
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    Font - Euthenios 2 years ago · edited 2 years ago O 3 9 O 33 The last thing I remember is My Person bringing my to the Sharp Place. I never understood why My Person would bring me to the Sharp Place. The smells were sharp, and they poked me with sharp things. That's why I called it the Sharp Place. It was a bad place. I didn't like it. I don't know why My Person brought me there, that day of all days. I already hadn't been feeling good. I'd been throwing up, and my hips hurt and my paws hurt. Ev
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    Font - Then my eyes got heavy and that was the last thing I remember. Buddy, a voice said. Buddy, wake up. I opened my eyes and got to my feet, and I realized my paws didn't hurt anymore. I tried a wag, and that was fine, too. I sniffed the air. It smelled like the Play Park and like Our Home and the Car Window. I liked it a lot. Welcome, Buddy, came the voice again, from behind me. I turned around, and there was a person there. He wasn't My Person, but he was all safe and good smells, so I trus
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    Font - You're in the place that Good Boys go, the person said. I was a Good Boy? I said. You were a Very Good Boy, he told me. That was good. I always tried to be a Good Boy. Where's My Person? I asked. He's still down there, the person said. And he waved his arm and all of a sudden we were in Our Home, and My Person was sitting on the Forbidden Chair and looking sad. Every so often, he'd look over at the Okay Couch, where I was allowed so sit, and his breath would catch because he was very sad.
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    Font - The person sighed. You can't be with him right now, Buddy. I'm sorry. It's the way of things. I thought about this. So it's like My Person is on the Person Bed, and I'm not allowed there? I said. Exactly like that, the person said. But he can be with you someday. If you choose to wait for him. Of course I want to wait for him! I said. Not wait for My Person? Who did this person think he was talking to? Hold on, Buddy, the person said. He seemed sad about this for some reason. It's not tha
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    Font - So much worse than her, Buddy. He waved his hand, and I saw what he was talking about. He showed me dark things, that were like snakes and rats, only worse. Worse than the Sucking Machine. Worse than the Sharp Place. They smelled evil. These are the things that want to hurt him, Buddy. They want to hurt everybody. So you can wait for him, or you can keep him safe. But if you choose to keep him safe, then you can't see him again. What, never? I said.
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    Font - The person nodded. Never, Buddy. I'm sorry. Those are the Rules. It's a terrible choice. I looked at my paws. I didn't want to not see My Person ever again. But I wanted to keep him safe even more. I know what I have to do, I said, and the person waved his hand, and all of a sudden we were in a place with there were as many dogs as I have every seen before. More, even. These are all the Good Boys who chose to keep Their People safe, the person said. I looked at them all. I couldn't believ
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    Oh, our hearts. So many onions, the fellow Reddit users below also expressed their unexpected anguish. If for some unknown reason, you're looking for more heartbreaking stories with a message behind them, you should read Jenny Jinya's first comic, "Good Boy." 

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    Font - crackhappy 2 years ago Fucking hell, man. I didn't expect cry this hard on a beautiful Friday afternoon. But my Good Boy appreciates the extra snuggles and love and treats he just got. 811 Give Award Share Report Save [deleted] 2 years ago My good boy came to cuddle me just as I started reading this story...and his name is Buddy 262 Share Report Save
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    Font - ArbyDarbs 2 years ago | All of you, Buddy. Every single one. I'M NOT CRYING, YOU'RE CRYING! 227 Give Award Share Report Save narmun_senpai 2 years ago I DON'T CRY 29 Give Award Share Report Save Yeti_MD 2 years ago MY EYES ARE JUST SWEATING! 46 Give Award Share Report Save
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