There were stars in the sky when you reached home . You were in the block after a thirty minutes ride but you decided to buy some food for the new family member . Talking about shopping , a lot of cute compliments and awws and ohhs were heard . It was your prophecy when you were carrying such a cutie pie with you , you didn't mind it though . Lingering around a bit , you decided to go home . Disgust overpowered you when you reached the familiar black gate . Having no choice , you entered the house . The door creaked open revealing the concerned face of the maid . " Miss Komorebi , where were you ? Your parents were worried for you ." You appreciated her concern provoking the feeling of needed to be loved in you but you were too tired to answer any of her questions . The very mention of your 'parents' made you unhappy .

" Komo-yah ! Where have you been ? It's unsafe for you-"

"You don't need to care for me . I believe that you are not in a position to wait for me . No matter from whichever direction I see , we are not related in any sense so please don't tire yourself ." It was clear that you wanted to end the conversation then and there . You were surprised that her patience wasn't exhausted since a year . No matter how harsh you were to her or how much you misbehaved with her , she never failed once to wait for you with a smile on her face . It had become an arrant nonsense for you , how well determined she was . No , no , you weren't a bad person . You were too good for this world but the situations had compelled you to become so . But was it the situation or was it you who is responsible for your plight ?

" Is that the way to talk to your mother Komo ? " Just hearing his voice made hatred travel through your veins . Though he was the one who used to piggyback the younger you and take you to different places , now , you felt nothing but abomination towards him . You both were only there for each other in the state of dolour but you were afar from the line of empathy .

" She's not my mother . My mother is dead ." You replied through gritted teeth and balled your fists . " Komo that's -" Your father's rebuke was swallowed by him since your stepmom interjected . " Let her go . Go Komo and rest ." You your heels and headed to your room . You glanced from behind the door looking at your father cough incessantly before shut the door . You leaned back on the door and clutched your hair in frustration .

A little bit of love was still left in your soul but it needed to be provoked . The person who was assigned this job was soon going to invade your life . Oblivious to this fact , you lied on your bed with the puppy on your abdomen . "Let's find your home tomorrow . A cute creature like you deserves a home unlike me." You gave it a sad smile while it could only wag its tail .

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You combed through your wardrobe to find your favourite pair of jeans and check shirt . Spotting the one you were looking for , your eyes fell on a familiar tube . You ran your fingers along the soft fabric wanting to wear it again but you surpressed your desire . Turning your head away from it , you reached for a cute yet warm sweater that you had bought for Komo yesterday . Carefully slipping in the sweater on its body , you got dressed and decided to head to find Komo's owner .

Panting , you bend and rested your hands on your knees . You had searched the whole of the town but no one seemed to recognise the dog . You could have just left the dog there or got help from an authority to find its home but no , you couldn't . A voice inside you compelled you to be with the puppy as much as you could . Knowingly , you didn't let it slip out of your grip cause you knew how smart dogs could be .

The exuberant puppy suddenly got out of your grip and started running . " No , not again ! Wait Komo-yah ! " Releasing a deep breath you ran after it with all your might . Though your legs were wiggling and had no strength , blindly believing in your muscle power you didn't stop for once . You had lost the count of miles you had ran ; you were in a daze and were running absentmindedly .

Finally you caught hold of it . You looked at the side to find the same river bank where you had connected to yourself now . Your brows furrowed in confusion when you saw a silhouette sitting dangerously close to the river. The person was strumming his guitar providing music to his lyrics , but the song ....It was the song that you were singing that day. How did he know that ! . Komo enthusiastically ran towar