The Tragic Death of Angel
By u/GrandadsLadyFriend: One day, a delightful surprise awaited us in our yard – a pet rabbit that we immediately named Angel. As time went on, he grew into an adorably large creature with captivating dark eyes and charmingly lopsided ears. While he brought us joy, there was one rather unpleasant habit – sitting in his waste, which required us to give him weekly baths. Sadly, just three days later, Angel passed away unexpectedly, leaving us wondering about the cause of his death. We speculated if perhaps a spider had bitten him. In good humour, we playfully teased my mom by jokingly blaming her for his untimely fate outdoors.
We found it quite amusing how, even years after his passing, my mom would still become emotional whenever Angel’s death was mentioned. It struck us as truly peculiar. One evening, while we were playfully teasing my mother about Angel’s fate once again, she unexpectedly snapped at my dad. In a frustrated tone, she exclaimed, “Can’t I just tell them already?!” His outburst left us speechless. It turns out that when she lifted Angel’s lifeless body from the cage, a disturbing swarm of maggots spilt out from his rear end. My mom theorizes that flies had laid eggs in the waste he often sat in, and the larvae had infiltrated his body. This traumatic ordeal filled her with guilt and haunted her for years. She even confessed to still having nightmares about it.
Lost Brother
While sharing a meal with our recently found twin daughters, my husband and I lifted our glasses for a celebratory toast. To our surprise, one of the girls looked puzzled and asked, “Wait… if we’re twins, where’s our brother?” This question made my husband panic, and he felt speechless for a few moments.
The daughter interrupted, revealing a piece of information that caught me off guard. “You remember the child you gave up for adoption? Well, we found each other and in the photo sent by the adoption agency, there he was.” I took a deep breath before responding. “I didn’t realize you had seen that photo. Unfortunately, your brother passed away not long after his adoption. He drowned during a fishing trip with his new family. We didn’t want you to have to face this loss so soon after being reunited.”
