{ 2009 06 22 }
THE CAT & THE SHADOW
As I walked home from some bar, a cat crossed the street to meet me. It wore a collar,
and mewed with a friendly squeak. I paused to pet her, crouching on the balls of my feet.
She brushed against my shin, and I scratched her throat.
“Get home,” I said, and thought I had better do the same. Each streetlight cast my shadow
tall on the sidewalk. It shrank again with each step, and then flowed behind me like a
dark cape.
In the distance, two people walked like zombies. I couldn’t tell if they were coming or
going.
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Title by: AMIT.SADARANGANI
Story by: Jeremy