The Unknown Connection
(Based on true events) I was on the roof, looking at the horizon in the east with arms tightly crossed across the chest when Aligarh gave a sidelong glance to the mighty sun that day. Twinkling in the sky were a few stars with the moon competing against the sun in terms of glow. For the first time after many months, I was awake at 5 a.m., probably because of the saint who hinted me to experience the moment of serenity in the morning amidst the hustle-bustle of humans after the day crosses its puberty. I was fully in the moment when I heard that sound coming from somewhere around the front gate of my house. The perfect silence gives you the power to notice even the slightest of the details. I climbed down the stairs and opened the gate. What I saw there made me feel a bit emotional in those small hours- a female dog was whimpering out of acute hunger. Suddenly, she looked at me with some transcendental expectations, making me feel m...