I remember the day that i do not want to remember but spins in my mind every time when i see dogs. The essence of it feels at night, when I go to sleep and the dogs start barking outside. It was winter 2013; snow was tapping from the terrace. The outside was calm and quiet. Usually no one wants to leave in order to escape from the cold but sometimes circumstances are that where you have to leave and for me it was the test of love,compassion,trust and above all obligation towards your mother where there is no space of excuses .I had to leave with my mother.She was in pain and how could I have said no to mother .There is no scope for If,s and but,s when it is a matter of your mother .It was decided that I have to take him to the army hospital for best treatment .The camp was five kilometers from my home.
AS we leave the house ,a little sunshine start glaring, as like it was a welcome note for our journey .We take the lift and reached there.As we headed towards the gate.,the gate keeper stopped us and said in mock tune ” where you have to go”’.I explained the matter and he said ok.when i asked about the hospital after checking my belongings ,he pointed towardsa long alley which was imaging the same like moving toward a cemetery at night .GO straight and move towards right and it is one kilometer from here and listen beware of dogs,he said”.I sighed and nodded .We were appraching towards the hospital ,the dogs on the way were staring on us but did not done any harm.As we reached close to hospital ,a flok of dogs start shouting on us.We tried our best to keep them at pace and let us to pass but suddenly they start following us.I have no option but to throw flakes of snow on them as a mark of defence.i am shouting at my mother to leave and i will see but she is asking me to leave .we were both in trouble and where not understanding what to do .I shouted at the near compartments for help but nobody came OUT.
Now the earth starts moving out of our feet and we realize that death waits us and it was our fate who grabs us here. As we were trying to escape ,the dogs were following us. Suddenly I got the idea to shout back on them with snow balls and try to make them afraid a bit .On the other side my mother is yelping on me. Now we did not want to go to hospital but were thinking how we could leave from here. We were moving one step ahead and at the same time taking one step back to see if they are still approaching. Fortunately we got rid of them and ran toward the gate for complain without looking back .We took a deep breath and Thank almighty ALLAH. After that we never think of coming back. Still when my mother is mentioning it, the same image starts reflecting in my mind and I become so petrified even now.