The unknown street

296 pages 200 JMT stopped man in the middle of the road, he was not one of the residents of the street, his shadow walking in front of him, reflected under the streetlamp light, diving into the darkness of the night, then he stopped in place, worried about his loneliness, and the smell of dirty houses and the ferocity of the dogs searching for their food among the muddy and sticky street refuse. He took out a cigarette and tried to light it but the wind and light rain prevented that. He shouted cursing, attracting the attention of a thin dog nearby, which was more dangerous than the shadow of an ominous moon, he stepped back a step. The dog barked long into the night darkness, and another bark responded, as if the whole street had turned into a bad omen. At this moment, Mrs. Miehol opened the low window of her house on the first floor, and threw a bone to the dog while muttering in annoyance: - Eat, you scoundrel. From the novel.