I do not exactly know whether there was any strategy
involved or not but Augusta, a street dog did something unusual...
I am not much of a social person but one Saturday in December
last year in order to break my dull monotonous routine. I went out to a nearby
monument, an old castle built in centre of a lake. The palace would have been
prettier in its time but now it lay in ruins. A half broken pathway connected
it to the shore. Boat rides were also available which are normally preferred to reach this fort from the shore.
Since, I was in an adventurous mood so took the pathway and
with my heart in my hands successfully crossed the lake underneath and reached
the palace.
The palace doors were still intact, it opened into a large
courtyard with rooms all around it, and its walls were embroidered with images
of birds, people, and artillery. There were not much visitors at that point of
time. So, taking this as an opportunity to click some photos, I took out my smartphone.
Just as I raised my arm, made a pose to click a picture, a dog came from
nowhere, made a smiling face and got captured in my lens. I found dog’s this gesture
very adorable, so gave it few biscuits I had brought along and petted on its
back and head. Dog acknowledged by wagging its tail.
Later, I went to a different location in the courtyard under
one of the windows crowned by a Peacock like statue and clicked a picture of
self with my eyebrows raised. I checked my galleries in phone to see whether I
had snapped it right, only to find the same dog with a smiling face captured in
the photo with me. I noticed it was still in same posture looking at me; I felt
happy and gave dog a few more biscuits.
At this very moment a guard standing in vicinity said, “it
is a routine job for this dog, it loves being snapped, every time someone
clicks a picture here, this dog comes rushing towards that person to become
part of the snapshot”. I found this interesting which made me look at the dog
more attentively.
It was a Half brown, half white beagle with black spot on
its white neck. It must have been around two years old and its stature showed
that it would have been runt of the litter. A dirty black ribbon band with
metallic name plate was tied around its neck. I read the name “Augusta” written
on it.
The guard said, “once a pet, now an orphan, it is looking
for a new home”
The guard’s words and puppy’s eyes melted my heart and I
picked up this puppy and brought it home.
The next month after Augusta had become really comfortable
in my world I took it to meet my parents in my native home. It somehow quickly
gelled well with them too and especially with my mom who fed it a variety of
dishes.
While I was at my native home, my parents persuaded, no! In
fact emotionally blackmailed me to meet this girl with whom they wanted me to
get married to. Meeting was arranged in
my house the very next day. All night I thought about plans to escape this trap
but could not decide on any one. The night passed fruitlessly and the day came.
It was Sunday morning, Augusta and I were sitting in my room
while my parents were talking to the girl and her parents. Soon I was called to
meet them, In order to make them reject me an idea struck me, I picked up Augusta
in my arms and went out.
As soon as I came in the living room, my parents furiously
looked at me, I had anticipated this but what I had not anticipated was the
girl and her parent’s reaction. They were looking so happy, I don’t know why. A
moment later I found out the answer. As soon as I came close to the place they
were sitting, Augusta jumped out of my arms and rushed towards the girl and the
girl too joyously got up and picked Augusta in her arms.
She said “ Oh my Gosh!, mom it is Augusta, my baby, where
had you been?, i missed you so much “
Augusta licked her gleefully and I felt betrayed.
She was pretty and I had known her qualifications too. I had
heard from my parents that just like me she loved adventure and travelling.
I said “I found it during one of my travel adventures”
She looked in my eyes and gave me the best smile I had ever
received in my life.
I sat in front of her, mesmerized, looked into her eyes and
explained the whole story.
“With the blessings of
our common friend Augusta, We, Shekhar and Sarthika are getting married on....”
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