Scraps

Delicious table scraps.

Scraps

The cat had starved to death. That was plain to see, at least how I saw it. It had, in life, been one of the strays littering the streets, pitter pattering through the alleyways. Perhaps given the right care, its ginger fur could have been thick and vibrant. It could have grown fat on table scraps, and cozied up with a loving owner.

As it was, it had succumbed to the undignified ravages of starvation. Its fur was thin, patchy like a worn living room rug, and every bit as stained and matted. Its skin hung tightly against its enfeebled skeleton and hungry, shrunken organs, telling its own story of pain.

On that day, I felt profoundly moved and tragically sympathetic for the sad and lonely fate of this nameless feline. As it had chosen my front garden for its final resting place, I returned to my house momentarily to fetch my shovel. Sombrely, I began digging the best grave I could for the creature. Fitting the tone of the event, a speckling of rain pattered down from above, as though the sky were mourning the loss of another of Gods creatures from this world, taken before its time.

Eventually, I'd produced the grave. Gingerly, I knelt down and began to move the body. Imagine my shock when, upon being disturbed, the body jerked violently and hissed aggressively! I, too, leapt back in sheet shock and confusion, pulse racing, breathing heavily.

The cat, apparently very much alive, quickly managed to calm itself down. Its breathing was weak and almost imperceptible. Still a little shocked, we're both silent for a moment before I break out into involuntary laughter. I'm overjoyed as it, (he, as I could tell once he started walking around), followed me into the house.

It took a few months, but Zombie is now the happiest cat I've ever had the pleasure of caring for. His fur is every bit as full and thick as I'd imagined it could have been, and he gets as much food as a little cat could want. All he'd needed after all were some scraps.

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[Maya]

Turns out this kitty had more of its nine lives left :) I'm always happy with a happy ending. Yaaay!