The stormy rain was bucketing down on the roads, making puddles. It was 8:15 p.m. and Anvi's mother shouted “ Anvi, what are you looking at through the window? Come and have your food! ”

Anvi was watching a little puppy, who's parents were not be seen anywhere. Maybe they were also lost in this storm. The little puppy, unwilling, was roaming here and there in search of food.
Anvi didn't bother to eat her food, instead, she took a piece of bread and a packet of biscuits with her and went downstairs along with her umbrella.

Her brother, Manu shouted “ Mummy, sister went downstairs. ” Anvi's mother came, scanned the room and asked “ Why? ” Manu shook his head and said “ I don't know ” Anvi's mother looked out through the window. She saw Anvi feeding a puppy. She was delighted, but called Anvi back to eat her food.

Everyone sat down and ate their food. Anvi's father asked “ What were you doing downstairs, Anvi? ” Anvi told him that she was feeding a puppy. Manu rolled his eyes and said “ You should bother first to eat your own food, then feed others ” Anvi patted him on his back lightly and said “ You are teaching me to do the opposite ”

After finishing her food, Anvi again went to the window. Her brother said “ Are you crazy, didi? ” and giggled. Anvi said “ I am watching the puppy. It is resting under the shelter of our home ”
Manu stood up, kept his book down and went to see. “ Let's go and pet it! ” whispered Manu. Anvi shook her head “ Not now, maybe tomorrow! Let it sleep peacefully ”

Anvi and Manu played a little and then studied together. Their father said “ It's almost 9:30, now you both should go to sleep. Tomorrow you have to go to school, summer vacations will start next week! ” “ Wow what a poem! ” shouted Manu. Anvi giggled and took Manu with herself to sleep.

Manu had slept, but Anvi was thinking about the puppy she had fed. She thought worriedly what if she never meets the puppy again? The puppy goes somewhere where Anvi could never find it?
She had a strong will ( strange well, why would someone worry to find a stray puppy?) to meet it once again.


Anvi woke up at 4:30 a.m. She never does, no one knows how. She quietly stepped off the room and looked here and there. She went to the living room and peeped out of the window. She found neither any human being nor any animal in that darkness. Anyways, who wakes up so early in this century?

She did her normal chores silently (as everyone was sleeping) and went downstairs with a torch. You might have guessed, she went to find the puppy!
She searched for it on the roaside, behind the houses, in the parks and grounds, in the bushes and behind the trees. She even bent down and peeped under the cars as stray animals like to rest there.

It is not like — she didn't find any dog or puppy. She found many dogs like that puppy but sharply remembered it and was looking for that one only. Even after searching for almost 1 hour, she didn't find it. She was willing to search even more, but remembered she had to go to school.

She returned back unsatisfied and saw Manu peering at her. “ Where were you, didi? ”
Anvi stammered “ I... I was finding... the puppy ” Manu stood quiet for 2 minutes staring at her.
He said “ Mummy was upset — you went outside so early without informing anybody. Mummy and Papa were finding you from half an hour!! You have seriously gone mad for a stray puppy! ” Anvi didn't say a word. She was also thinking why she is worried for a unknown puppy without any reason.

Anvi found her mother preparing breakfast for everyone. She looked at Anvi and asked “ What do you want? That puppy for feeding again or you're thinking to keep it as your pet? ” Anvi also didn't think of keeping it as her pet. It was a nice idea for her, but her parents would not let her do so.

“ Anyways ”, Anvi thought. “ Manu! It's 6! What are you doing? ”...