Sprinkles

At a crossroads. I race to make it on time since the sky has been looking about to open up wide and fierce a very long time. I decide to chance it. Who knows maybe luck is on my side today after all. The first step in the open and we feel the rain drop. The air is cold and windy. The sky is getting darker. After turning the first corner we have resolved ourselves to walking in the sprinkles with a high probability of not making it before the sky opens up. We reach the crossroad, literally I am speaking here, where we can turn around or keep going and there is someone crossing infront of us. Now should I do the polite thing and let them pass first or be rude BUT save myself the trouble of being stuck behind them with a dog that hates people being too close. Decision time. I do the right thing. I let them pass. Realizing now the smart thing would have been to go first and power walk my way through the rain. I close my eyes, mentally cross my fingers they cross at the next intersection. Luck is on my side. By now there is no chance of making it home dry. The sprinkles are harder, my hood goes up and I tell her "Good girl. Good girl". She turns as if to say "Your idea.". But was it my idea? Yes I need it but she needs it more. Dilema time. The reason she needs it is she is home ALL day long. The reason she is home ALL day long is I refuse to bring her to work. The reason I refuse to bring her to work is it is too stressful for me. The reason it is too stressful for me is she is not trained. The reason she is not trained is.... Why is that? Laziness?, Procrastination?, Failure?, Drive? I told myself I would do it but in the end I broke the promise I made to myself and to her. And that reflects my character. I back out when things get tough. Something to work on. Till next time. Champagne wishes and caviar dreams.