The mystery of the missing sock; revealed

It has happened to all of us at the best of times. Knowing you wore a pair of socks then sent
that very same pair into the washer and hung them out to dry. But somehow, every single
time it’s as if the pair gets divorced and you never see the one partner again. It’s so
saddening and frustrating as if they were soul mates that everyone thought would last
forever.
It was said that there was a one sock island somewhere far far away where no human could
ever go. An island created just for your one sock, where they would be sipping pinacoladas
and soaking up the sun with not a care in the world.
It was about a week or so that I made the discovery of my missing sock. I had just taken the
wet clothes out of the dryer, turned around to put on a jacket as the weather was slightly
miserable and watched a sock dart across the floor. Being curious I followed it and as you
can imagine when I turned the corner it was gone. I thought maybe I had an extra glass of
wine last night and was envisioning weird things. As I hung the clothes out my puppy
Phantom, a two year old Jack Russell, was playing with a blue ball around my feet. I normally
don’t mind this, but this time I was surprised and taken back by what I saw. On his tail, there
it was a yellow and purple stripped sock I lost about half a year ago. As I pulled it off his
now wagging tail he tilted his little head as in to say “hey that’s mine.” We walked back into
the house; I was still holding the sock between my fingers. Phantom now getting jumpy
from not getting the sock back decided to roll onto his back and admit his defeat. Suddenly
he leapt up and sprinted towards the front garden I watched him dig up a flower bed I had
been meaning to get rid of for ages. And there it was the sock that had darted across the
floor earlier.
I couldn’t stop myself from giggling wondering what else he has hidden out there.
So there you have it, there isn’t a mysterious island of missing socks tanning on white sand
beaches but a puppy who loves playing with brightly coloured socks.