Unanticipated Help

The eastern horizon glowed gold and pink, and overhead a half moon peeked out through the low scuttling clouds. The wind cut like knives and shrilled like a mother mourning her slain children. It was getting darker and I was overwhelmed with fear. Huddled underneath a bright green table, I watched as people passed by me. They paid me no heed and so I continued staring at the water that was monotonously dripping from the sides of the table.

Humans always seemed so daunting but today I would not mind being picked up by one of them.  The cold was seeping through my tawny fur and everything was becoming blurry. I could vividly recall the smell of tuna fish and the warmth of a massive fireplace. I saw the café waiter across the street staring off into empty space with a dreamy expression on his face. I think he probably likes the rain for some odd reason. He had a bald head fringed with tufts of orange hair and his beard was salted with white. He looked like a kind man to me, someone I could approach. However I certainly could not grab his attention so I stayed put.

I always felt that women were more compassionate compared to men. Considering that I decided to follow two women who scurried past the table I was under. The sound of my ‘meowing’ was muffled by the pattering of rain and I became more desperate as my attempts to catch their attention proved futile. The women were walking briskly and I realized that I could not possibly keep up with them. Luckily I found shelter underneath the brightly colored awnings of an exquisite French cuisine. However I felt too exposed here and decided to retreat. After staying underneath the awning for another minute or so I prowled back stealthily and crouched underneath my original spot in a miserable heap of fur.

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Suddenly a woman came out of the hotel and bundled me up. She held me tightly against her chest and took me inside the hotel. Fear crept up my body, fresh and strong, and it engulfed me. Cats are known for mistrusting humans and are generally very paranoid. Nevertheless, what choice did I have? I would have to go with this woman and I decided not to resist.  The woman was delivering me to someone else, I realized with a sickening jolt. A fair skinned Caucasian girl who wore a huge grin on her face. She certainly seemed delighted by me. Maybe humans aren’t so bad after all, I decided joyfully. I might even be fed some tuna fish.