Dog Dreams

Dog Dreams

by

Gulnar Gurbanova

He was wide awake when the clock struck 10. Sike couldn't sleep the whole night. Yesterday he made a plan and it was time to make it well. Sike was a clumsy, undersized for his age. He had a different character and usually shut himself in his room thinking his own world. He hated dogs. His new plan was about dogs. When he saw dogs he hurt them. Suddenly, he felt strange. Sike touched his ears, nose, and mouth. They were different. He tried to cry, but he couldn't. Instead of crying, he barked and howled. Then appeared a tail on his back. He ran towards the mirror and when he saw himself in the mirror he was in shock. Sike couldn't believe his own eyes. He became a dog. Sike left home. He didn't want his parents to see him in the shape of a dog. He roamed around the streets. He felt hungry, but Sike couldn't find food. He watched other dogs. They were fighting for the food. Sike thought that if he didn't join them he would die. But Sike was inexperienced in that he never been a dog and he had never felt like a dog. But he had to struggle for staying alive. He got the food at the same time he broke his leg. His leg was aching terribly. The night was falling, he had to find shelter for himself. He stood up and began to pull his back leg from under him. He found a shelter, it was a comfortable place for resting. As he sat there, he heard other dogs barking. He understood that this place belonged to other dogs. He left the shelter with desperation. He decided to go back home. Suddenly Sike met a gang of boys on his way home. They wanted to catch him. They carried a bottle and club with themselves. He knew that if they catch him they will hurt him. He was gasping, trembling because of terror. His heart was beating loudly. His own voice awakened him. It was a dream. That dream destroyed his plans and changed his mind. He understood that he must not hurt dogs.