Once Upon a Story of Us
She poured herself a glass of water and took a slow sip, trying to calm the panic and anxiety in her chest.
She used to love dogs.
But five years ago, on a stormy night when the power went out, Matteo had come down with a high fever. She ran out into the rain to find help.
A neighbor's guard dog had chased her the whole way, tearing a chunk of flesh from her calf.
Despite the pain, she forced herself to bring a doctor back. Only after confirming that Matteo was safe did she finally take care of her own injury.
Since then, she had developed a deep fear of dogs. However, to keep him from worrying, she had never told him about it.