The cool evening breeze whipped through my hair as I jogged down along the trail of the lake towards the park. My heart was beating fast. Living in a small town in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was a very good experience though. The people were friendly, the view of the mountains was ethereal, and the weather was mostly bearable. Despite all of this, I really needed a friend.

The park was full of children. Their sounds of shouting and laughter were getting lost in the wind. The pets mostly dogs were tangling in people’s legs, except for one dog. A girl, whom I recall as Yasmeen – and she lives down the road from my house – was sitting on the bench, playing fetch with her golden retriever. However, I noticed a three-legged husky sitting beside her, craving for her attention. The husky was stunning; with white fur and spots of black and grey blending together, it looked very close to a wolf. 
Suddenly, the husky jumped into Yasmeen’s lap, and she dropped the fetch ball. Yasmeen started yelling. The dog’s ears dropped and it backed down towards the bench.
I walked towards them, the husky suddenly hopped down to lick my legs. 
“No dog, don’t do it, sit down!” Yasmeen shouted. Afraid by her outburst, the dog backed down. 
“It’s okay, he’s really cute.” I said through a light-hearted chuckle, which caused the dog’s ear to twitch. “I didn’t know you had another dog, Yasmeen?” I asked, a little angry inside on how she was treating him. 
“I don’t, my aunt just sent him to me and I have no idea what to do, I’ll probably leave him in the dog shelter soon.” 
I nodded absent-mindedly, my mind filled up with dread on how this animal might not have a home. I asked, “What’s his name?” 
“I don’t know I just call him doggy.” she said, seemingly done with the conversation. 
What an awful name, I muttered silently to myself. “Can I adopt him?” I asked hopefully.
Silence prevailed, I thought I had made a mistake. I shouldn’t have asked for it. But as my conscience was disturbing me, she asked: “You want to adopt him?” 
I couldn’t read her face well, so I hurriedly answered: “Yes, and I’ll discuss the price with you, too.” Two years later, me and Ash (I named him) are best friends now. The three-legged husky is so happy, and so am I. I cared about it a lot, and the faithful dog seems so thankful too.
This shows that we should not only show empathy towards humans, but animals also deserve it.