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The Old Man and the Missing Dog
Short story
After the death of his sister’s husband, which left her quite helpless with three children to take care of, he, her brother, decided to not marry and instead look after her and the children.
Years had gone by. He still lived with his younger sister. Besides his sister and occasional visits from children and grandchildren of his sister, there was someone always with him in the house, it was their dog, Jimy. It mostly stayed in the home and only occasionally used to accompany him or his sister while going to the market.
He had his regular morning bath and offered his gratitude to the eastern sun with his hands held in a prayer posture for some minutes. It was his way of thanking the life source for providing him with ample health for the past 70 years. He had not yet left his work, which he had decided to continue as long as he was in good health.
And on that particular morning, he appeared anxious. Having finished with his morning routines, it was time for him to leave to a distant place for an emergency. As he hurried towards the bus stop, the dog followed him. No matter how hard he tried to make the dog go away back to the home, it stayed with him for the entire long walk towards the bus stop; it sensed something wrong with him.
