I sort of wish I did not find it, I mean why me? I did not deserve to look after it! I mean my mums allergic after all! I cannot look after myself talk about something else, but anyway It was all down to me now! This was it, the most exciting, scary yet the most BEST thing in my life.
Zoe does not understand why this “thing” came running to her, she wonders why and how it got here and she knows she is going to find out!
I remember it all started on the way home from school. I was with carl, my boyfriend and we were going past the dustbins to go through the allyway (it was the quickest way home and thanks to miss barker I was a slight bit late, okay okay half an hour late so we dashed home the quick way, carl grabbing my hand trying to speed me up. I stopped trying to catch breath, I heard a noise. Only very faint but it was still there, carl heard it to we searched around the bins. It was not going to hurt, I was already in serious trouble, I might as well “waste” more time when I was at it. God when I look back I wonder what was I thinking, but I can’t help but smile. There is was again, but louder I saw a shadow it was stretched. I could not make out what it was “come here” I shouted to carl he ran over and out limped a helpless cat, paw bleeding, he had a deep gash in his paw. Probably glass I thought……
I took him back to mine, forgetting the fact my mum was allergic. I thought it was a “him” cat anyway. I did not know for real if it was a he or she, but for now it was a he! He was so adorable, I will never forget them aqua eyes, so unusual for a cat really, especially on a tabby with grey and black stripy fur!
Wrapped up in my jumper I carried him home, carl came in toand we showed mum and as she battled with her allergy she went to go and ring the rspc, but I stopped her. I asked if he could saty with us. Mum had said no. half an hour after calr went home the van was there he to collect stripes (as I had been whispering into his soft fur) they took him away, I had never felt this emotion so strong, I think it was forgivness, I should I fought for my opinion harder! But no I gave in! and who exactly does that? Some one’s now willing to try and help a living creature THAT’S who. I know what I had to do! I had to go and retrieve stripes no matter how hard. I knew the location, carl could come? We could take the bus. He could love with me somehow…….. I would make it work with determination. It was Thursday tomorrow. Great I had football after school from the end of school till 5:15, that would give us time to get there, pick him up and escape! Get a bus back to school and wait for mum there all I would have to do then is look like I have just finished football. I asked josh at school and he said okay (it was lucky he was in football too!) we got on the bus straight after school but when we were sneeking out the gate I heard a voice, it was the coach “were are carl and zoe? They were in today weren’t they? Are they in the changing rooms” I had a flash of guilt run through me, but I had to check on stipre and get hin (even if I could not take him home I just wanted to know he was okay) we got the 3:30 bus (they went every ten minuetes if I remember) off we set, a ten minute journey to melveiw, the location of th rspca. Then walk throught thr shortcut of the forest jump over the dried up lake and walk up the long bank of grass and you are at the side of the centre, I had it all planned and because It was excellent because of the fact the grass bank and the dried out river will be dirty and hopefully muddy so when I am clibing up in my football gear I can go and look through the windows to find him. Carl said he will stay in his school uniform so he could go in and ask the reception, he would say he was picking up a cat he found because he is taking it home because hid dad said he could adopt it.
I never remember what exactly he said the receptionist had said but I do remember the dissapointment on his face, the tears being held back. And him saying “he’s gone”as we were heading back I did not know if he ment “gone” as in gone forever….. As in…… you know? I don’t need to say or wether he had run away. I looked at the map to try and find the possible routes he could have gone, I looked at my watch to find I had 40 minutes. It was not enough time to have a look around the area.
After all my thinking I had obviously forgot I had been walking and we were now at the bus stop and it was coming up for 4:50 I think…… well anyway it was enough time to return and for me to get changed, we got back and we decided to sneak into the toilets (not the same one OB-viuasly!) we knew it would be safe in there because they keep them open fr the people after school for if they need to go to the loo. After I was changed I would sneak around to the back wall what mum knew as the wall by the fence (I think it was around the corner from the field and also it was out of sight) so they would not spot mum or carl and I and we could just go, all I had to do is send her the text. She arrived, pick us up, dropped carl of and took me home. I always remember trying to hold back the tears. Halfway home I remember seeing those eyes…….the aqua bluey eys, with the grey and black stripy fur……..STRIPE! Had he follwed me home? I never remember how exactly he did it but he did it, he was running along by the car I knew what I had to do “STOOOOOP” I even remember the screeching sound of the car breaking, it might have even skidded. The next bit was creepy I remember mum “blanking out” you could say for a second a golden glow formed around her then it disappeared she jolted back and opened her eyes, she then sneezed. I tried to laugh inside my head to feel comforted, I remember looking at carl feeling worried. I heard a laugh, I looked to see it was mum! She sneezed once….maybe twice but she had stripes on her lap cuddling him and stroking his long and silky fur. She gently raised his paw and shakd it gently saying “hello” in a weird voice “im a cat meeeooow” she has finally gone completely bonkers! Carl and I could not help but grin, I was definatly scared, I think he was trying to hide it to look like he could cope. Mum then sneezed again and shaked her head. A pink spark was lifted from her and she stopped sneezing she hugged stripe and said “come on lets get you guys home!” she patted stripe on the head and we set off.
By the time I got home I was still in shock “mum” I thought you were allergic to fur?!” she laughed “oh zoe! I have always loved animals I would nevr DREAM of being allergic! Or if not why would we have this adorable cat?!” she held up stripe and she gave him to me “go on then! Take her to your bedroom, let her get used to you!” so that is what I did I raced up the stairs and whispered “I am SO glad I managed to find you, well at least you found me!” and if things could not get anymore shocking I did not hear a pur in replace I hard a “so am I” I looked around to see if it was mum but the voice was soft, sort of purring! It was stripe! “STRIPE!?” I questioned “hush child, I can not be found out! Only you and carl may know I speak, no one else! Understood? You are my master now! You had the courage to come and find me and now I will never leave your side…..” “b-b-but HOW?!” I stuttered “how did you stop my mum form being allergic? A-” “hush child. You speak to much. You see that gold light that was round your mum, that pursaded her to like me….” I looked shocked I think because with his paw he lifted up to close my mouth. “I did not need puuuursuading” I laughed “ I knew I loved you from the moment I saw your eyes” he purred rubbing his head on my knee “well anyhow after the gold you know that pinky circle that rose of her? That stopped her being allergic! It’s my job to stop the hikido pronounce hi key do’s! they are trying to make as many people in the world as possible allergic to cats and fur! You see us cats are warrior cats, it’s our job to stop animal cruelty,crime and most of all find the banjo!” I remember feeling confused but I remembered it all word for word “wait so hang on whats so important about this “banjo“? I mean I have a banjo you could use!” the cat chuckled and replied “no silly it’s a magic one! If we find the banjo we just have to find it and strum out the special tune on its chords and all the hikido’s will vaperise so we will be free and wild to live with our owners in peace.
yup thats only the beginng if anyone is interested PM me im always open
