Gone

When I was a little kid, I had this plush dog that was my favorite toy. He wore a red hat and red overalls and there was a permanent imprint on one of his ears from where I liked to press my thumb into it.

He got too dirty and one day my parents took him and threw him away and I never saw him again.

My best friend Shari's most treasured toy is a stuffed monkey she got the day she was born. She named him Sam. He's threadbare and one arm is in jeopardy of falling off but she loves him and she still has him.