I had the vet out to put my mother’s dog to sleep today. Dad died in 2021. She died in 2023. I’ve been taking care of the dog for a year and a half now. He’s old and he was ready to go.

I’ve been living in their house, taking care of the dog, getting it ready for sale. There’s a grandfather clock that I hate. I made sure to basically keep it from chiming for the last year and a half. It hasn’t been wound up and has not kept time for that long.

After the vet left, I sat down on the couch near the clock when it chimed softly once

I got up and made sure nothing hit it or was knocking into it. There’s nothing close to it that would have knocked into it. I even jumped on the floor to see if that would make it make more noise, but it didn’t

As I walked away, it made one more chime. I think they are all reunited now.