Dunno what made me wake up at 5:40 am today, usually I am never up before 10 in the morning. Maybe it was a signal for what was coming only an hour later.
It was 6:40 in the morning and this guy who comes to wash our car came inside the gate, took the hose pipe and left ..without closing the gate.
Rocky was playing in the living room. I came out of my room and stepped out in the Verandah to get some fresh air, not realizing I was being followed by Rocky .. he was waiting for that one moment to sneak out of the house and go out on the street.
The main gate was open and this came as a perfect opportunity for this scoundrel.
He ran outside and even before I could fathom what was going on, the next thing I know is that there is a riot between the street dogs and Rocky. My folks ran outside... it all happened in seconds. But all my folks could do was accuse me of being careless and letting Rocky go out.
They stood there on the street watching the dogs take over Rocky …still accusing me!!
Courtesy .. old age ???
That moment I realized they will just stand there and let him die.. and thanks to my still so great reflexes, I caught hold of this plastic brush that was lying over the letter box at light speed and leaped out in the street … Rocky being bullied by those big, angry, dirty street dogs.
I leaped out and threw the brush at one of those filthy beasts with all my might… it was good enough to scare the shit out of them and then as I progressed to rescue Rocky , he ran away out of fear…only to be followed by 2 big, black, ferocious mongrels. As I could only barely manage to walk…faster than I usually do… my parents still standing and watching and doing nothing except screaming… I had to rely on all the Basket Ball I had played in school… and threw stones at those dogs one after the other… pretty pleased at myself for hitting one of them badly. I faught there like Bruce Lee… Hayeeyah :P
Phew.. finally I was able to shoo them out of the street… and get Rocky back in the house and guys can u believe it… my mom is standing and still yelling at me for being careless… I mean… no sense of appreciation for what I did… not even asking me once whether I am alright.. I had to immediately lie down as I knew I had strained myself real bad.
Sometimes you wish you had parents who were better at being parents. Well atleast I can say that for myself, I was a good parent today… I could protect Rocky.. and that is one thing I will always do.
The downside, I vented all my anger on Rocky, well he had to be told what an idiot he was today.. I slapped him hard .. and he knows why… and I am not going to pamper him today.. at all !!
He stands grounded for 2 days !!
