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by nooshin azadi

illustration by rhoda penmarq

. he was still sitting  under the tree whose shadow never moved i knelt down and put the food in front of him this time he didn't look me in the eyes he simply started to eat  eagerly i found myself confident enough to caress his soft coat  suddenly the tree collapsed  soundlessly and it started to drizzle neither of us ran for shelter from the rain i heard wings flapping above my head .