SHIBI’s DIARY

My name is SHIBI, I am 6 months old Beagle puppy and this is my diary. In this diary, I shall write about my life.  You may question, ‘Can dogs write? What stories do they have to tell? They only eat, sleep and bark.’

‘Yess…Why dogs cannot have stories? Are we not living beings? Do we not go through tough times? Is our life honky-dory always as they show in movies?’

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Part 11: My Big-Bro returns…!

My life was going smoothly with me adjusting to a life without my Big-Bro and with very busy parents. Momma and Papa tried to cover up the void left by the Big-Bro. Papa used to take me for a morning walk, and momma for an evening walk. They will take me out on long drives, eat ice-creams whatever Big Bro was doing for me. They tried to spend as much time with me as possible.

But that zing in my life had gone missing!

Days appeared to pass by like months, I longed to hear him calling my name, and would watch the door every day with hope in my heart that he would turn up any moment.  

I think loving a human is the most pitiful situation for a dog to be in. Humans simply don’t understand our unconditional love. We wag our tails, we follow their command, we pretend to sleep yet never sleep, and we can sacrifice our lives for them! Yet they try to rule us by mind than by heart !

But my Big-Bro is a different human, he has won me by his love for me, and our love is beyond the boundary of species.

One fine morning, I sat down thinking how to pen down the story how once Momma played a prank on me to send me to a dog-shelter. But lost the track of the story when Momma came to me, she was very excited. I was not able to guess the reason behind her excitement as most of the time she is either sulking in books or on her laptop, hardly anything makes her excited.

She told me, ‘Shibi, today you are going to get a surprise!’

‘Surprise for me? Then why you are excited?’ I wanted to ask her, but I know no use as she will not understand my question or my language. She is yet to come to my level. So, I waited for the surprise to unfold. 

After some time, Momma and Papa took me in our car to a big building (aka airport). I suddenly remembered that it was the same place where Big-Bro had entered and did not come back. I always used to think if the building had gobbled him.

Suddenly, I was excited, ‘Is he coming out of the building?’ My eyes brightened up, and my heartbeat increased.

And then I saw him, coming out of the building, in flash of seconds he was in front of me. He hugged me, and called me, ‘Shibi, I missed you so much.’ And took me in his arms.

But instead of feeling happy, suddenly I felt angry, I was upset. ‘Why did he take so long to come back?’

I did not look at him, I avoided seeing in his eyes.

He was surprised by my reaction, perhaps he had thought that I will dance, wag my tail on seeing him and lick him all over…! Nah!

He asked, ‘Shibi, what’s wrong with you, are you upset?’

I did not answer, did not bark, did not even look at him.

He then told Momma, ‘Let me take her for a walk’.

Then he took me to one side of the airport. While walking, he kept telling me, ‘Shibi, look at me, please.’  But I did not, my anger was not subsiding.

Soon we returned to the car. Papa and Momma were waiting for us. He told Momma, ‘She seems to be very upset. She is not even looking at me.’

Momma smiled, ‘She will be fine soon.’

After some time, we were in the car. Like earlier, I and Big-Bro sat on the rear seat as Papa drove the car. I was in his arms yet not looking at him.

By then he probably understood the extent of my anger and said,’ Shibi, I am SORRY..! I took more days than I told you. Please look at me, talk to me!’

But I was not yet ready to give up. Then he held me tighter, ‘Shibi, I love you, Please calm down, talk to me..!’

And my anger melted away…I cried…I howled..tears flowed….for almost 2 minutes. Hearing my cries everyone in the car turned silent. Momma switched off the radio.

Big-Bro hugged me tighter and said, ‘Shibi, I am Sorry. I missed you.’

‘Woof! Woof!’ I barked. 

Momma said, ‘For a moment I thought some human baby was crying…! Shibi cried her heart out…I think, she did miss you very much.’

I smiled within,’Yes, I cried my heart out. I had missed him so much..!’

Then I started playing with Big-Bro.

Momma turned on the radio again, Papa looked at me and said, ‘Good girl Shibi!’

‘Woof! Woof!’ I barked and I started licking Big-Bro’s face.

We kept chatting, he telling his stories, and soon we went to sleep together, cuddling each other, like good old days.

SHIBI

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