November 10. “Button, we did it. It’s 6 out of 6! Today was re-union day!”

“What are you talking about?”

‘I’m talking about our street friends. After a gap of almost a week, my daughter and I met up with all six. Sadhu was still in hiding—we found him curled up under a vehicle—but he crawled out the minute we called out to him. Moti was also there today. Raja was sitting in front of the consulate and got up the minute he saw us approaching. But what gave us immense joy was seeing Shabby after nearly a week. He’s the non-fighter so the other dogs go for him. Dushtu and Puchku were there as usual.”

“Shabby must have been famished?”

“He was and snatched the packet of food from our hands.”