By Ashima Bhardwaj
Previously:
Previously:
Rustam arrives at Sir Bruno’s mansion to escort him to the get together. For reasons unknown to him, he is attacked by Sir Bruno. Rustam runs for his life and Sir Bruno follows him all the way outside the gate. Then he smiles.
‘Well done my boy! Well done!’ I had no idea what he was talking about. ‘You are smarter than my assessment of you.’ I still had no idea what he was referring to.
The puzzled look on my face made him explain the whole thing.
His master was not home today and so his assistant had no intention of taking him outdoors for a walk. Usually, his master would make sure that he was taken outdoors to play and work himself out in the grounds the whole evening before being brought back in, in time for his supper. He would pretend to play in the grounds and then use an exit he had made in the boundary hedge to attend the Council Meetings. He had planned to do the same today.
If his plan was successful as usual, then he would have been waiting for me outside the gate instead of me having to go through all the ‘distress’ as he called it.
He barked all afternoon to be taken out, but the assistant would not pay attention. By the time he was being brought out, I showed up. That was when the ‘brilliant idea’ struck him. To attack me.
This would make the assistant feel that he was just chasing a stray dog out of the mansion and my presence would not be questioned. Also, he would be pretending to chase me but get himself out along with me too.
From which perspective this idea seemed brilliant, I had no clue. But what mattered was that it was his. The same thing could have been done with a little more warning or…well, we were both outside and he was proud of me. He thought I was smart because I had understood his plan and co-operated fully.
Hah! I thought to myself. Smart. Now he thinks I’m smart. Wait, till he gets to test it.
‘Did you just say something, my boy?’ He asked. His deep growl brought me back to reality. ‘Uh, no Sir. I was just wondering which would be the shortest and the safest way to escort you to the venue.’ I said without making eye contact.
‘Such a good point, boy. That assistant might look for me, though I doubt if he would bother.’ he said, again with the deep growl.
Or maybe the assistant is just too smart and knows that no dog would run away from such a luxury that Sir Bruno had. So he would come back on his own and he had to take no pains at all, I mumbled to myself.
It was that time of the day when it just begins to get dark, but is already dark enough for you to see shadows. The venue for the get together was the biggest tree in the City Park. It was a … tree with the biggest branches, a cool shade and the loneliest area of the park. A perfect setting for camaraderie.
‘Well done my boy! Well done!’ I had no idea what he was talking about. ‘You are smarter than my assessment of you.’ I still had no idea what he was referring to.
The puzzled look on my face made him explain the whole thing.
His master was not home today and so his assistant had no intention of taking him outdoors for a walk. Usually, his master would make sure that he was taken outdoors to play and work himself out in the grounds the whole evening before being brought back in, in time for his supper. He would pretend to play in the grounds and then use an exit he had made in the boundary hedge to attend the Council Meetings. He had planned to do the same today.
If his plan was successful as usual, then he would have been waiting for me outside the gate instead of me having to go through all the ‘distress’ as he called it.
He barked all afternoon to be taken out, but the assistant would not pay attention. By the time he was being brought out, I showed up. That was when the ‘brilliant idea’ struck him. To attack me.
This would make the assistant feel that he was just chasing a stray dog out of the mansion and my presence would not be questioned. Also, he would be pretending to chase me but get himself out along with me too.
From which perspective this idea seemed brilliant, I had no clue. But what mattered was that it was his. The same thing could have been done with a little more warning or…well, we were both outside and he was proud of me. He thought I was smart because I had understood his plan and co-operated fully.
Hah! I thought to myself. Smart. Now he thinks I’m smart. Wait, till he gets to test it.
‘Did you just say something, my boy?’ He asked. His deep growl brought me back to reality. ‘Uh, no Sir. I was just wondering which would be the shortest and the safest way to escort you to the venue.’ I said without making eye contact.
‘Such a good point, boy. That assistant might look for me, though I doubt if he would bother.’ he said, again with the deep growl.
Or maybe the assistant is just too smart and knows that no dog would run away from such a luxury that Sir Bruno had. So he would come back on his own and he had to take no pains at all, I mumbled to myself.
It was that time of the day when it just begins to get dark, but is already dark enough for you to see shadows. The venue for the get together was the biggest tree in the City Park. It was a … tree with the biggest branches, a cool shade and the loneliest area of the park. A perfect setting for camaraderie.
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