40905 - | | | 40906 - Reply from Yara , 19 y.o. (UKR) - 2025-09-27
| Chapter 2
I found them
The cat walked toward the silvery circle glowing somewhere at the end of the tunnel. She didn't know what awaited her there, but curiosity overcame her fear.
She had spent her entire life in sewers and drainpipes, hunting mice and rats. However, recently there had been too many rodents, and the cat was forced to come to the surface, which she had never seen before. The first thing she saw were those huge shaggy monsters that wanted to tear her apart. The monsters had sharp fangs and claws and yellow eyes burning with rage.
The bright light of a silvery circle pulled her out of her memories. The light seemed to beckon her to dive into the circle, which the cat did.
When she opened her eyes again, she saw that she had turned into a kitten, back at the same trash cans. A strong rope was tied around her neck, preventing her from going any further. The kitten began to bite it with her teeth and scratch it with her claws, but the noose tightened around her neck.
“Help! Someone help me!”
Loud meowing could be heard from the doorway, but no one came to her aid. Exhausted, the kitten collapsed onto the cold ground, breathing heavily from lack of oxygen. However... after a while, some noise and rumbling could be heard in the distance. Heavy footsteps quickly approached her. The kitten looked up and recoiled in fear. One of those shaggy monsters was standing in front of her. But it seemed that the monster was not going to tear her apart, but only licked her with its huge tongue and meowed loudly, as if calling someone.
Soon another creature approached, walking on two hind legs, its front legs slightly shorter than its hind legs. It had long red hair on its head and blue eyes that looked kindly at the kitten.
“Lord, who did you find?” asked the creature.
“Mistress, I found a kitten. Let's take it home with us!” Lord continued to whine.
“Quiet, doggie, calm down, you'll scare it away.” - Lord's mistress approached the kitten and carefully removed the rope from its neck. It became easier to breathe. The kitten approached Lord uncertainly and rubbed against his paws.
-It seems she likes you. All right, let's take her into our family.
The kitten was taken home, bathed, dried, and fed delicious food cubes. After a hearty lunch, while the kitten was resting on a soft bed, the girl went out somewhere.
“Lord?” the kitten called.
“Mmm?” The dog opened one eye.
“Tell me about your family, please.”
“I was waiting for you to ask that.” He stretched sweetly and continued. "My name is Lord, I am a Rottweiler. I've lived in this house since I was born, which is two years ago. My owner and friend is a girl named Elina. She is 23 years old. We found you together. I heard you meowing when we were walking down the neighboring street. Elina studies animals, so she gets up very early every morning, gives me some tasks, and runs off to school. Around 10 a.m., her friend comes over, and I go for a walk in the park with him. Now you know about our family. Let me give you a tour of the house. The dog stood up on his hind legs and put the kitten on his back.
“Let's go!” agreed the kitten.
And they went for a walk around the apartment.
This is our kitchen. This is where Elina cooks for everyone and eats. This white cabinet is called a refrigerator, and it contains lots of different tasty things. I especially like the white water she calls milk. Milk is very tasty, especially when it's warm. Lord licked his lips and continued. This is the bathroom, where we bathe and wash our clothes in this box, the washing machine. Sometimes I like to watch her spin the clothes, but not for too long because my head starts to hurt. This is her study—a library. This is where she studies and reads books, but the best place is here by the fireplace. In winter, Elina lights a fire here, and it's the warmest place in the house. I really like to sleep here. And the last room is the bedroom. This is her bed, and this is my warm bed, but sometimes she lets me sleep with her on the bed. That's the end of the tour," Lord finished.
“Your house is so big,” said the kitten enthusiastically.
“It's not that big,” the dog waved his paw. “We only have four rooms, but my sister Elina Nina's house is really big. She has a farm outside the city. A farm is a place where they grow different animals and plants. If we go there in the summer, I'll show you everything.”
At that moment, Elina entered the room with a small package in her hands.
“Lord, come here. I have a gift for our guest.” The dog and kitten obediently approached the girl. She took a green leather strap with a gold medallion out of the package and put it around the kitten's neck.
“Now you are a member of our little family, Lily. This strap goes very well with your fur and eyes,” Elina said with a smile.
“Lily? Is that my name now?” Lily asked.
"Yes, your name and our mistress's phone number are written on your medallion. So if you ever get lost, whoever finds you will be able to bring you home," replied the Rottweiler.
“Now let's take a photo to remember this day as the first day we met Lily,” said the girl, taking her phone out of her pocket while the dog and kitten settled down on her lap.
“Smile! Lord! You've drooled all over the camera again.” Elina lay on the floor and laughed happily as she wrestled with the dog. Watching them, Lily smiled contentedly to herself. Her new life had begun. |
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