Went to Yash’s house yesterday after almost a month. While walking through the campus I noticed Jimmy was not in his usual spot. Asked one of the staff and got to know that he is no more. My heart sank. I asked Yash about it and he told it happened when he was staying in IGIMS when dadi was admitted there. Even he didn’t know as he was occupied with other matter. Got to know that it was some liver infection. His stomatch used to swell and he even had a small surgery for that. But he was recovering well. In fact when I last saw him, he was running and playing around just fine. Feels unreal.
It feels like yesterday when I brought him to Yash. It was right after the death of Yash’s father. I thought it would take his mind off things. And to be honest it did. We went to this pet store on 12th July 2022. It was almost 10:30PM. There were many puppies there but Jimmy caught our eyes. A white retriever with the cutest little face. He looked like a marshmallow. I picked him up and he was just in a playing mood. That was our introduction to Jimmy (he didn’t have this name yet)
Upon reaching home he was mostly sleepy but would wake up and play for a bit and then go back to sleep. He brought a little happiness in an otherwise grief stricken home. Yash was happy and everyone else in his family too instantly fell in love with him.
This is him sleeping on my lap on the very first night he came home.
We named him Hachi at first. But later we changed the name to Jimmy because uncle’s first dog was also named Jimmy. So it was kind of a tribute to him as well. And for the next 4 years, Jimmy was a part of our lives. Prancing, stumbling, jumping around and following us everywhere. And now there is no one to come running towards me with tail wagging furiously the moment I step in his house. Like every other pet that I have known in the past, Jimmy’s absence will leave a void in my heart. Don’t feel like writing a lot now. I am only writing this to remind myself in the future how much I loved him and that he left his little paw prints in my life. Sleep now, for as long as I am alive your memory will live on.
