My Stupid Cat

I shouldn't of done it, but I was mad. Stupid cat.

Here's what happened, ok:

I caught her sleeping on the back of the sofa and I got an idea. I tiptoed round so so quiet. That's hard you know. And I lay down, real careful, so she wouldn't wake up. I shutted my eyes tight, and I tried to go to sleep. But it wouldn't and it wouldn't and it wouldn't.

And then Mum came in, and she goes, "Hannah!!!! Why have you got your SHOES on!!!! On the sofa!!!! Oh! and I just had it cleaned as well!!!!" and stuff like that.

Well, that made Tilly wake up and run away, like always, and I got mad, and then I cried. Mum went, "oh oh what's wrong" but I couldn't say. I didn't know how. I said, "I losted my cat," and she laughed and said, oh don't be silly, Hannah, she's only run into the kitchen".

But I don't mean the waked up cat. I mean the sleeping cat. The dreaming cat. That's the real Tilly, I think. I like her better when we are in the dream, anyway. She's calm and nice, not stupid and scared all the time.

After mum went to get more washing or chop up a carrot or whatever, I found waked-up-Tilly. I picked her up, a bit rough ok, and I lifted her right up, so she was by my face. I looked right into her eyes, and tried to make her tell me, "Where did you go?"

Stupid cat didn't answer me. She never did. Not when we were awake anyway.

I opened the door real quiet and dropped her outside it. "GO then, if you like going. GO." There were all these cars whizzing past, and she stood there, sort of crouching, looking froze. I shut the door hard. Then I was running, and then I was on my pillow and crying a bit, and squashing my face into it.

Mum was so cross when she found out what I'd done. She looked and looked but Tilly was gone. I looked too, in the Dream. But she never came back like she said she would.

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Word count: (excluding author's note): 366

Submitted on: 25th May at 22.28

*Quick Author's Note*

First, and most importantly: thank you so much for reading my story! The ha'penny that Vocal will toss in my hat for your eyeballs landing on this humble piece will be well-spent. Another Lamborghini, maybe. Or a racehorse.

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A Year of Stories: I'm writing a story every day this year. This one continues my 146 day streak since 1st January!

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Rachel Deeming

Gerard DiLeo

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The story behind the story: This carries on from this series of stories:

1. A Cock About to Cro-

2. Cat and Mouse

3. Just Desserts

4. A Pound of Soul

5. How Much Cake is one Soul Worth?

6. Hungry Like a Wolf

7. Hunt For a New Toy

8. The Dreamscape

9. Of Bone-crushing Hugs and Healing Purrs

10. One Expensive Cat

11. The Worst Suit

12. Burning Bright

13. When Dreams Are Scary

13. My Magic Cat

14. Foggy Half Real Hell Scape

15. Lose-lose

Yes, I know it's "shouldn't have" not "shouldn't of". Consider it the character's voice 😁

Thank you

Thank you again, most especially if you are one of the wonderful people who has been staunchly reading these daily scribbles since the start of the year. I see you, and appreciate you very much indeed! 😁

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