Oscar was adopted when he was still young by an elderly couple who made a living collecting recyclable materials. For 10 years, his life was tied to that simple home, the familiar streets, and the meals he shared with the old man.
Then one day, a sudden fire completely destroyed the entire house. The old man suffered severe burns and had to be hospitalized for treatment. Oscar was lucky to survive, but both of his legs were burned
After the fire, Oscar did not leave. It kept returning to the place that had once been its home. During the day, it wandered through the surrounding streets, passing by places that held so many memories. As the sun began to set, it would return to the ashes, as if simply waiting there meant that one day the old man would call it inside again, just like before
Perhaps Oscar did not understand why its owner had disappeared. Many times, it ran all around the ruins, searching for familiar traces, but in the end, there was nothing left except its sad cries in the darkness. It waited from morning until night, and those cries in the night were the only way it knew to call its owner back.
The people living nearby saw Oscar growing weaker day by day and could not help but worry. It had gone without food for two days, but even when the rescue team brought food and water, Oscar still stubbornly refused to eat. Its injured legs were at risk of infection, so the rescue team decided that they had to rescue it.
But even when it was being rescued, Oscar still growled and warned anyone who came near the place it still considered home. The house might now be nothing more than a pile of rubble, but to Oscar, it was still a place it had a responsibility to protect.
After searching and asking around everywhere, the team finally found Oscar’s owner. It turned out that the old man was still alive, but he was receiving treatment in the hospital for his severe burns. When he saw the images of Oscar still alive and waiting for him every day, the old man burst into tears. He could not believe that, while everything else had disappeared, there was still a small creature that was determined not to leave him
Knowing that Oscar was refusing to eat, the old man felt even more guilty because he was still unable to take care of it. Following the reporter’s advice, he recorded a video telling Oscar to eat and drink. He also sent some of his personal belongings so Oscar could recognize his familiar scent.
When the scent of its owner came closer, Oscar immediately noticed it. Then the video was played. The old man’s image appeared on the screen. Oscar stared at it, as if trying to make sure that the person it had been waiting for all this time was still there.
And then, its little tail began to wag continuously.
Perhaps at that moment, Oscar understood that its waiting had not been in vain.
After those long days of hunger and despair, it finally agreed to eat. The old man even bought Oscar its favorite meat as a treat. Perhaps that meal was not just food, but a reminder that their days together had not come to an end.
Six months later, the new house was rebuilt with the help of financial support. Oscar and its owner finally returned to live together.
And perhaps, for Oscar, home had never been just a house. Home was where the person it had been waiting for all those long days was.
Ten years together, and one fire could not erase that.
Because to Oscar, the old man was a part of its entire life. And to the old man, that little dog was perhaps his whole world
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