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Memoirs of Jimmy

The the month of April 2013 I went for an interview. I got the job, actually an internship. I was happy and when I returned home I met Jimmy as always. He was excited like always and even this time I played with him for a while till Hak came down from his apartment. Then  later we went home. From the next day, I got busy. I use to leave home in the morning and return back at late night. I never saw Jimmy after that. I thought, he must be somewhere in the housing society. Some days passed, I hadn't seen Jimmy ever since. I asked my Dad if he saw Jimmy as Jimmy use to ask for food everyday. My Dad said, he hasn't seen him and Jimmy didn't came to him for food. This was unusual. Later, one day I really thought where did it go? Then my mother showed me, that Jimmy was still there. Jimmy was near the 14th no. building. That was the last time I saw him.

After that he disappeared. One week after my job interview night, me and Hak searched for him everywhere in Mulund East. But we didn't find him. Dogs never leave their territory. One day when I was sleeping, Hak called on my mobile. He said I got something to tell you. I suspected it must be about Jimmy. So I got up and met him near my window. Jimmy was dead. Hak got this info from the watchman who said he was beaten up and dragged out of the 4th phase by a family residing in 14th no. building, on the same day when I saw him last time. He gave clue that the family was the owner of a dust clad maruti-suzuki car. I realised who they were. Hak's mom had seen them throwing a big bag with water on him from the fourth floor. The watchman who doesn't wanted to get involved in the matter also told us that they fed him some poison because of which he died. After few days I remembered that I smelt phenol like aroma near the vessel which we use to feed Jimmy. Those lunatics had actually killed him. Not only my and Hak's family but many other people living in Mukand were fond of Jimmy. Initially they use to not like him, but eventually they all started liking him. Only two families didn't use to like him. One of them were the killers. His dead body was found behind building no. 6 of 1st phase. They found out after his body started stinking. The Municipality workers took his body to dispose it. Jimmy was gone forever. I confirmed that it was him when I asked the trash collecting lady who knew him. She said the dead dog was the same which we use to feed. As there isn't any evidence, or there isn't any laws regarding street dogs the killers got away.


RIP JIMMY.  These are the photos and videos which I had taken of him. I'll add few more if I find it.



















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