[ CW ] Make me cry my eyes out in a single paragraph

-*I cheated. I wrote two paragraohs and it is inspired by a photo i saw on here a while ago that made me cry*- 
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 I looked in the rear view mirror at his smiling face, mouth wide open and big brown eyes wide, taking in the world. Flecks of grey peaked through his black and golden hair. He was handsome, even in his old age. And smart; I was was told he graduated at the top of his class. But that was a long time ago, before he was my partner. 
 
 I pulled the cruiser into the parking lot and parked in front of the entrance of the veterinary clinic, lined with well dressed officers. Their right hands lifted into a salute as I opened the rear door and Ace hobbled out onto the pavement. He sat and looked at me excitedly with a cocked head, ready for his last orders.
