One of the inhabitants of the busy city, was a brown stray dog. All through the day it would roam around the city, alone. During the mornings it passed by a bridge over the stream. It led to a temple. There, the priest would feed him.
On one such morning, the dog saw a lady standing on the bridge, as she looked at the stream below it. The dog casually made it's way across the bridge, looking at the lady in suspicion. She whistled, calling the dog and threw some food before him. The dog hesitantly ate, as she patted him lightly. She took him to the temple and fed him some more food.
The priest told her that the dog would come to the temple every morning and they would give him the left over food, if there was any.
Soon, the early morning routine of the stray dog changed. The lady waited for him on the bridge, fed him and took him for long walks.
The dog would eagerly wait for mornings so that he could run to the bridge to meet his new friend and she would always tilt her head and smile at him.
One morning, the dog, as always, came running to the bridge but she wasn't there. The dog sat there waiting for her. He waited till noon, watching people cross the bridge. After which he headed back.
She never came back.
From that day on wards, the dog would always find it hard to cross the bridge. As he would halt in between, tilt his head and wait for someone.
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