A moment of wait
Like every morning, one of the world’s busiest city Bengaluru pulled a blanket of smog over itself. The streetlight flickered, greeting Shamanna as he began setting up his little tea stall for the day’s first customers. While the early birds stepped out for their fitness routines — jogging, yoga, or a gym session — the night owls remained curled in their dreamlands until the shrill alarm yanked them out with its wicked grin. As humans stayed caught in their man-made routines, the city’s four-pawed wanderers busied themselves feasting on scraps left behind by their inhumane counterparts. Above all this, the sun wielded his sword of rays, piercing through the towering skyscrapers, trying to find his way in. Tower cranes at a construction site began to sweep away the clouds like giant windshield wipers. At 8 o'clock, time whispered to the sun to lift the smog’s veil. The lazy sun obliged—an hour late—and finally said ‘hello’ to metro life, beginning its office hours. But what’s ...