It
slowly sprung to prominence ...
story ... continued (4)
That
is when it dawned on him! What he experienced was a severe earthquake
followed by a tsunami which probably Max has sensed ahead. This
may be the reason why it might have been barking and whining for
the past 30 minutes. He has read in his text books that animals
can foresee such natural disasters but he never thought that his
pet is going to save him from a big natural disaster. Now he could
also relate to the earthworms and the snakes he saw on the top of
the hill. Probably the earthworms and snakes would have known about
the earthquake. He could not stop feeling proud and thankful towards
Max! All the trouble he went through to take care of Max was priceless!
He picked up Max and hugged him so tightly that it started whining
while wagging its tail!
While he was hugging he suddenly remembered about his dad and his
mother, sister and her adorable baby at the hospital. His mind panicked.
What happened to them? Did they escape? Did the buildings survive?
Rene left Max on its feet and said, “Let us run back to town!”
Both of them started running towards the town. He could not stop
the question cropping in his mind as why humans are not empowered
to sense a natural disaster like animals or pets ? If humans were
bestowed with that sixth sense, they can always protect themselves
and their loved ones from losing each other. As he was running,
he was praying to all the gods he knew to help his family and his
town residents.
[Story
will continue.. in the April Issue]
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