The Young Twins

With a brief, superficial glance, the twin boys' story looks no different from the other children in their school. The boys' mother, Sarah, was a single mom who did not have enough hours in the day. Sarah loved her sons Luke and Kris and provided for them wonderfully, so from a young age the boys tried their best to hide their disappointment in never meeting their dad. Thankfully, once the boys started to resemble young men, they relied on their mother's friend Vick as a father figure. Vick had been present for as long as they can remember, taking them to baseball games, playing hockey on the driveway after dinner, and bringing their mother take-out dinner whenever she worked a late night shift. Since Vick taught Luke and Kris the things that a dad normally would, by the time Luke and Kris were in high school, they had stopped looking for their own father.

As the boys grew older, they also grew stronger - much stronger. The other parents and kids grew envious of how athletic Luke and Kris were. They each stood a head above all of the other boys their age, and no other child had a chance in beating one of the twins in any athletic feat, from a foot race or long jump to a ten-mile run.

One day, when the boys were outside practicing field hockey on their driveway, they spotted what looked like a huge wolf far away. Luke, more protective and cautious than his trusting brother, immediately shifted to stand between the animal and Kris. Nevertheless, the young twins were not scared. They were only intrigued.

"What do you think it wants?" Kris asked Luke.

"I'm not sure, but I have heard that the wolves around here are deadly. They only come into town whenever they are desperate for food," Luke responded.

The brothers shared a look and courageously maneuvered to encircle the wolf. It postured itself, long hair waving in the breeze, and it almost looked surreal. Just as Luke poised his hockey stick over his head to attack the beast, Kris yelled "Stop!"

Both Luke and the wolf simultaneously snapped their heads toward Kris, and he slowly moved to approach the wolf.

The beast growled and sank back to his haunches, ready to pounce, but Kris responded by kneeling. The growl shifted into a light whimper, and the gigantic dog began to belly-crawl toward the boy.

"I think he's nice," Kris shared with his brother. "We don't have to be nervous."

Luke did not look so sure. "I'll still keep watch," he replied.

The dog lay down and let the boys scratch his stomach, and soon they were all playing and rolling on the grass. Upon close inspection, they realized that this was a very well-bred dog, so they assumed that it must have gotten away from its owner by accident.

Like the good Samaritans they were, the twins put out 'Lost Dog' signs throughout the neighborhood and onto Facebook. Sure enough, a strong, fit, and intimidating middle-aged man came to their door a few days later.

The boys' mother, Sarah, looked out the peephole and screamed. "Go upstairs," she commanded the boys. They ran up the stairs and watched their mother open the door from between the top stairs' railways.

"What are you doing here?" Sarah snapped at the guest.

"Well, it's good to see you too. I only came for my dog. I saw a sign from two boys, and it led me here. Can I at least come in?" the stranger pressed.

"Raymond, you have no idea what you are doing," Sarah answered with flames in her eyes. Her mind was spinning - how could he have the nerve to return? What if the boys saw him? Does he still love her? Does that matter?

She hesitated, caught her breath, and then slowly opened the door with a shaking hand.

The boys' father entered the house.

I added this image to represent the dog that I pictured! I love big dogs that look like wolves, and they can really be intimidating at first! But this obviously shows that they can still be man’s best friend. This image is from the article “I Take My Wolfdog On Epic Adventures Because I Hate To See Dogs Locked Away” on a blog called BoredPanda.