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Descriptive Essay On The Dream In A Dream

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Desire (revised)
I can’t take my eyes off the roast on the table. Sitting like a pretty present on a silver platter that shines in comparison to the plain table, glistening with honey glaze surrounded by vegetables roasted with the succulent pork. Its heavenly scent wafts towards me: powerful and sweet and savory. My salivary glands ache as waves off drool fill my mouth. Without meaning to, I let out a soft whine and drool begins pooling at the corner of my mouth. I begin taking a few tentative steps towards the roast and the ‘off-limits’ table, when all of a sudden I hear it,

“No.” it’s my Master, she’s only just set the roast on the table...

I stop but my whole body is trembling, filled with hot, burning waves of desire. I let out another whine, this time it’s purposeful and louder. The drool has filled my mouth and is dripping out, with a quick sweep of my tongue I slurp it back into my mouth. With another whine, the loudest so far, I lower myself to a sit, waiting, clearly unhappy.
I don’t take my eyes off the perfectly brown meat. I stare intensely at the grill marks, following the lines. The scent of the char in the meat hits my nose as I lift it to sniff the air, but I also have my ears up, and can hear my Master's footsteps descending into the kitchen. As soon as I’m sure she’s out of the room, I run to the table. In the other room I can hear her calling to our family and I know I have to work fast. The table comes to just above my head; I lift my nose to

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