In late autumn twilight, the park is almost empty. The evening breeze gently blows through the fallen leaves, over the swings and slides, and over the brick and stone paths. A girl leads a golden retriever and walks slowly along the trail. The girl was wearing a black trench coat with her hands in her pockets and no expression on her face.
Hey, what's your name?The girl suddenly asked the golden retriever beside her.
The golden retriever glanced up at the girl and continued to walk forward, without any reaction.
Forget it, it doesn't matter. We're just strangers. The girl muttered to herself.
The girl's name is Emma and she just started college this year. In order to earn extra money, she works part-time at a pet store, where she is responsible for walking dogs for customers. Today's golden retriever is her newfound "friend".
Turning a corner, Emma came to the most secluded corner of the park, and there was no one around. She jerked on the golden retriever's leash, forcing it to stop. The golden retriever was pulled by her and staggered and let out a low bark.
Listen, from now on, our relationship will be different. Emma stared at the Golden Retriever and said word by word.
The Golden Retriever looked up at Emma with confusion in his eyes.
Life is a game, and I'm tired of being beaten passively. Emma murmured.
She pulled a leash from her pocket and quickly slipped it around the Golden Retriever's neck. This is a special clasp that is difficult to remove once it is buckled.
What does this mean?It means that you are now my dog, and your fate is in my hands. Emma sneered.
The golden retriever began to struggle, trying to shake off the clasp around his neck. But soon it gave up, and could only let out a whining roar.
Don't waste your efforts, this traction ring is specially customized, and you can't escape it. ”
Emma pulls the rope and forces the Golden Retriever to follow her out of the park.
Come home with me, and from today onwards, you will live with me. Don't try to escape, there's surveillance everywhere outside the park. ”
The golden retriever hung his head helplessly and followed Emma out of the park.
Arriving at Emma's rented apartment, Emma locks the golden retriever in the bathroom. "I've got food and water for you, don't try to escape. She said coldly.
Closing the bathroom door, Emma finally smiled. She turned on her computer and logged on to a secret forum.
It's called "Masters of Destiny," and it's filled with people like Emma – tired of life's setbacks and failures, and eager to take control of the fates of others for a chance to turn things around.
Emma posted on the forum: "I've got a golden retriever and I'm going to train it to be an aggressive vicious dog. I will use cruel means to interrupt its will and force it to obey me absolutely. It's like my life has been played with by others, and now it's time for me to control other people's destinies. This is just the beginning, and I'm going to get more creatures to bending the knee....
The next day, Emma started her training program. Through electric shocks and violence, little by little, she interrupts the Golden Retriever's will and makes it completely obedient to her. The Golden Retriever soon loses the courage to resist and obeys Emma's words.
Emma wrote on the forum: "The training has been carried out successfully and the dog has completely surrendered to my feet. I felt a sense of control that I hadn't felt in a long time, and it made me very excited. No one will bully me anymore, and I will make everyone who has hurt me pay!”
Emma began to take the Golden Retriever out to "socialize". She deliberately provoked the seemingly arbitrary young men, and then ordered the Golden Retriever to attack them. The Golden Retriever had to carry out Emma's orders and brutally attack innocent pedestrians.
Emma enjoyed the thrill of revenge very much. She wrote on the forum: "My Golden Retriever bit an impudent thug today, and the guy was so scared that he kept begging for forgiveness, but I ordered the Golden Retriever to bite him harder. Looking at his painful struggle, I had nothing but joy in my heart.
However, the thrill of this revenge was very short-lived. When Emma was home alone, she began to feel empty and lost. She grew suspicious of what she was doing.
One day, Emma suddenly realizes that she doesn't really have full control over the dog's fate. Because the dog still has the same precious life. It also has the ability to feel fear and pain. She can't trample on other lives because of what happened to her.
Emma begins to reflect on what she did on the forum. She deleted all of her accounts and posts on the forums and never landed in the place where she advocated dominance and revenge.
One day, when Emma took the Golden Retriever for a walk in the park, she suddenly let go of the leash and said to the Golden Retriever, "Go, be free, you won't have to listen to me anymore." ”
The golden retriever hesitated for a moment, and finally ran happily towards the depths of the park. It looked back at Emma one last time, then disappeared behind the bushes.
Emma stared in the direction it was leaving, a relieved smile in her eyes.
She knows that true power does not come from mastering others, but from mastering one's own heart. True strength can only be gained by facing the fear and vulnerability of the heart.
There may be injustices in life that can never be erased, but she can choose to treat the world with tenderness rather than hurt.
Emma turned around and walked slowly out of the park alone. She finally understands that controlling her own destiny is far more important than controlling others.