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Meeting an adorable stranger!

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It was around 1pm, as I headed towards a restaurant for a family lunch. The occasion was Rakshabandhan. After parking the car on the opposite side of the restaurant, I started crossing the road. I was still half the way when I felt something tickling my feet. I stopped for a moment and started flipping my saree from left to right. Before I could realise that I was doing this awkward act in the middle of the road, a tiny grey thing quickly hurled and took a shelter near the road divider. Oh! It was a baby squirrel; caught on the wrong side of the road, trapped in the busy traffic. Though it was a baby, it was quick, restless and clever, just like its adult counterpart. It cleverly tried to climb the divider, but unfortunately the sides were too high to climb for this tiny creature. The poor thing was almost stuck in the hustle-bustle of the traffic. And I just could not leave that cute little creature all by itself. Before it could run away, I carefully caught it in my hand. I waved my