Ramu was watching the sun rise at the sea shore.The waves kissed his feet and made lots of bubbles. Each bubbles showed his goat’s face. He took a shell from the sand and put in his pocket.
When he reached the road he saw the same hairy dog standing at the end of the bike parking. When someone shouted “mojo.....”, it turned and run towards the place where the sound came from. It is Rohith. A milk van passing through that way was about to drive over the dog! Rohith shouted "look out mojo!!!!!!!" Ramu without delay thrown the shell on the dog and stopped the dog. If the dog ran on the same speed the van would have killed it. But mojo got injured in its tail because of a bicycle rode over it and it started to bleed.The dog yelped with pain. Rohith took mojo to hospital again. Ramu followed them to the hospital. Ramu was standing out of the hospital.
After some time Rohith came out and stare at Ramu. Ramu gave an innocent and confusing look. Rohith went near Ramu and said “You killed it!”. Ramu got nerves. When he tried to speak out, Rohith spoke again. “You killed the death of my dog. Now it is healthy only because of you!” And showed the Dog with banded in the tail. Ramu sighed with relief.
“Shall I touch it?”,Ramu asked with a fear.
“Why not, Keep it?”, said Rohith and gave the Dog to Ramu.
“How do you call it?”,Ramu enquired.
“mojo”,said Rohith.
Ramu and Rotith were walking in the road and talking about mojo. After sometime Ramu said “Take care of mojo , I am leaving now”.
Rohith obliged Ramu to visit his home. Ramu accepted after some refusal.
Rohith with branded shoes stepped into his house, followed by Ramu with barefoot entered the house with hesitation. Rohith directly went to his mother and said “Mummy, mummy today mojo was about to die, Ramu only saved it! “ and introduced Ramu to his mother. His mother thanked Ramu. Ramu was still looking the Gigantic house and decorations with opened mouth.
“Come lets go and feed mojo”, Rohith said.
“Ya sure”,said Ramu and followed Rohith, They went to a tiny dog house near the garden.
“So where do you live?” asked Rohith filling Dog food in the bowl .
“Near Chromepet, R.V. street”.
“Which school?”
“Govt. Boys Hr. Sec School, Chromepet”.
“Im studying in CK International School, Ranipet” said Rothith.
“Oh... Thats nice... Shall I leave now?, My father might go in search me.”Ramu’s shirt got wet due to sweat.
“Ok... When shall we meet again?” Rohith asked eagerly.
“You say”
“Hmm... I come to Besent Nagar beach daily morning... Shall we meet then?”
“Sure” He said and left for home.
Henceforth, Ramu and Rohith were good friends regardless of age. They play with Mojo daily in the beach. Gradually, mojo made Ramu to forgot his goat. Memories of that goat disappeared like the popping bubbles.
One day Ramu and Rohith Playing with mojo a saucer game. Rohith’s mother shouted from kitchen “Kids..... Dinner time.......”. For the first time Rohith invited Ramu to have food in his home. Ramu was shy and neglected. Rohith compelled and pulled him. He asked him to wait at the dining table and went into kitchen. Rohith came back and asked with surprise...
“What are you doing there ?”
“Only you, who asked me to wait at the dining table. Aren’t you?”
“Yes, this is not dining table, It is carom board buddy, Dining table is over there” and showed the dining table.
Ramu gave a guilty look and sat with Rohith at the Dining table. Ramu scanned all the dishes on the table and confused whether to take or not.
“Mummy where is my favourite?” Rohith yelled after inspecting all the containers.
“Here my dear...” and situate a plate of mutton on the table in front of each.
On seeing this, Ramu become disgusted and started crying. He ran back to his home and said nothing to Rohith and his mother.
“What happened to him?”Rohith’s mother questioned.
“No idea mom!” Rohith replied.
Rohith didn’t take food on that evening. He rode to Ramu’s place in a bicycle. He found the Street atlast. It is a slum. A carpet of cow dung welcomed him. Rohith gave a dirty look and blocked his nose with a hand kerchief. He queried about Ramu to an old woman whose face has wrinkles like ocean’s waves. She pointed a house which has a cone hut as roof. Rohith called Ramu twice from standing outside the hut. He waited outside the house for some while and decided to enter the house. Inside the house was dark. He slipped and fell down by stepping on Ramu’s School bag. He noted the back door on the other said. He gone through it and saw Ramu sitting with a rope which is tied to a nail on the wall.
“Ramu?” Rohith called.
Ramu was traumatized and said “Well....Welcome Rohith. How did u find this place?”.
“What happened to you? Why have you left my home without taking food? Is anything wrong with me?” Rohith fired all his questions.
“Nothig!, I am alright!”Ramu interrupted.
“No, you are not alright, I know. Where are your parents?”
“Nothing Rohith! I am having mild head ache that is why I left”
“Lie, you are lying. What is this rope. Do you have a dog? Where is it?” Rohith eagerly asked.
This time Ramu cried out aloud. Rohith become nervous and tried to stop his cry.
“Stop Ramu, don’t cry. I feel like crying when I see you crying. Tell me something. Why are you crying” and wiped Ramu’s tears.
Ramu told about his goat, Drunk father, and mutton.
After listening all of this, Rohith was speechless. He couldn’t justify him in anyway. And left the place.
“Ramu?” Rohith called.
Ramu was traumatized and said “Well....Welcome Rohith. How did u find this place?”.
“What happened to you? Why have you left my home without taking food? Is anything wrong with me?” Rohith fired all his questions.
“Nothig!, I am alright!”Ramu interrupted.
“No, you are not alright, I know. Where are your parents?”
“Nothing Rohith! I am having mild head ache that is why I left”
“Lie, you are lying. What is this rope. Do you have a dog? Where is it?” Rohith eagerly asked.
This time Ramu cried out aloud. Rohith become nervous and tried to stop his cry.
“Stop Ramu, don’t cry. I feel like crying when I see you crying. Tell me something. Why are you crying” and wiped Ramu’s tears.
Ramu told about his goat, Drunk father, and mutton.
After listening all of this, Rohith was speechless. He couldn’t justify him in anyway. And left the place.
Next day morning! as usual Rohith meet Ramu at the beach. But both of them are not in a frame of mind to Play with mojo. They were sitting on a small abandon boat on the sand. Mojo was laying on the sand with no interest on seeing dull boys. Rohith started speaking “Look Ramu... This world is full of contrary. Things deserve life dies and things deserve death are living”
He continued “Mojo deserves death and is living because of you. You saved it from that Van. Your goat deserves life but dead because of your father”
Only the sound waves of ocean waves hit Rohith’s ear drum. He got silence as a reply from Ramu.
“Speak something Ramu” Rohith shook Ramu.
Ramu started after a while “I will be alright buddy, But you should make a promise” Ramu extended his hand to collect a promise.
“What the promise all about?” Rohith queried.
“Promise me that you will not take any non-vegetarian food item hereafter” Ramu make his hand more firm.
“Oh! Thats correct, I decided this after when I met you in your home yesterday. I swear I won’t take NV hearafter, Promise” and placed his hand on Ramu’s hand.
The shadow of those two hands fell on mojo which was laying on sand. Ramu made a little smile. Then both of them started playing with mojo.
One fine morning in the beach:
Rohith wished “Happy Birthday Ramu”.
“How did you know that?”
“I saw your Date of Birth on your School hand book when I came to your home”.
“Oh...” said Ramu and thanked him.
“Come with me... I have a surprise for you” and took Ramu to his Car.
He opened the car and took a cute little white goat.
“Wow... said Ramu and softly rubbed on Goat’s face with his palm.”
“Take it. This is for you as my Birhtday Gift”.
“For me?, No. But thanks for your lovable Gift. I couldn't take this” Ramu avoided.
“Why. What happened?”
“You know about my father. He may sell this too. So keep it with yourself. Also if I take this my home, then I cannot come to your home to play with mojo. So Keep it yourself. Its my humble request”
“That make sense” Rohith admitted.
He continued “Mojo deserves death and is living because of you. You saved it from that Van. Your goat deserves life but dead because of your father”
Only the sound waves of ocean waves hit Rohith’s ear drum. He got silence as a reply from Ramu.
“Speak something Ramu” Rohith shook Ramu.
Ramu started after a while “I will be alright buddy, But you should make a promise” Ramu extended his hand to collect a promise.
“What the promise all about?” Rohith queried.
“Promise me that you will not take any non-vegetarian food item hereafter” Ramu make his hand more firm.
“Oh! Thats correct, I decided this after when I met you in your home yesterday. I swear I won’t take NV hearafter, Promise” and placed his hand on Ramu’s hand.
The shadow of those two hands fell on mojo which was laying on sand. Ramu made a little smile. Then both of them started playing with mojo.
One fine morning in the beach:
Rohith wished “Happy Birthday Ramu”.
“How did you know that?”
“I saw your Date of Birth on your School hand book when I came to your home”.
“Oh...” said Ramu and thanked him.
“Come with me... I have a surprise for you” and took Ramu to his Car.
He opened the car and took a cute little white goat.
“Wow... said Ramu and softly rubbed on Goat’s face with his palm.”
“Take it. This is for you as my Birhtday Gift”.
“For me?, No. But thanks for your lovable Gift. I couldn't take this” Ramu avoided.
“Why. What happened?”
“You know about my father. He may sell this too. So keep it with yourself. Also if I take this my home, then I cannot come to your home to play with mojo. So Keep it yourself. Its my humble request”
“That make sense” Rohith admitted.
Then they played with both the pets and lived happily as true friends throughout their life.
===The End===
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