Krystal Gardela

This is an excerpt from Krystal's short story:

“Hey, hey, watch it cat.” I jumped back at first then remembered that I was a cat. I did not respond, but merely walked inside. Walked into my favorite room of the house. It was a dark, completely black, No windows, no skylight, it was perfect. I noticed the dog never left so going out, I would go as a cat. “Why don’t you leave? Don’t you have an owner missing you or something?” I asked one day, finally. At first he seemed surprised that I spoke to him, he finally spoke back to me, after a while. “I’m a stray. I don’t have a home, or people who miss me.” I felt a bit sorry for him so I stayed to talk. “What about friends? You must have some of those.” He looked at me strange. “No, no friends. It’s just me.” I walked closer to him. “Aren’t you lonely?” He smiled, or what looked like a smile a cross his puppy face. “How can I be lonely when I have some one like you to talk to.” I felt my body turn warm. How could a puppy, a dog, do this to me. “First, puppy, I’m a cat. You should be trying to eat me, or something. Second, I’m a house cat not a street cat, and I don’t need a street dog as my friend.” I saw as his puppy face turned cloudy and dark. I thought for a while then gave in. “Fine you can be my friend.” His head popped up and he started licking me out of excitement. “Oh this is so great I mean I haven’t had some one to play with in the longest.” He started jumping around, I felt a bit happy to see him this way. “Come on Miss. Kitty, let’s play.” He started running and I just looked at him. He didn’t look where he was running to. “PUPPY, LOOK OUT.” I had to yell but it came too late. He had run right into the light pole. ‘Oh no’ I thought running up to him. His snout was dripping bits of blood and I began to cry a bit. “Puppy? Puppy, get up. Please get up.” I then fully started to cried. I thought he was dead. I laid my head on his chest. “Oh, please get up.” I cried when I heard a laugh. I looked up to see him looking at me with the biggest eyes of amusement. “I’m ok.” Was all he said. I was upset, of how much he scared me. I got up still half crying. “I HATE YOU, AND THAT WAS CRUEL.” I yelled turning and running away. I felt a cold wind pass me. I came to a sudden stop to see the puppy in front of me. I stopped and he kissed me. Not like before this time it seemed like a real….Pet kiss. He came in close to me. “I’m sorry I didn’t mean to scare you.” I was stunned and unable to speak. “You can stay in my home, if you would like.” Is all I said. He smiled and agreed. After a while I couldn’t believe what I had just said, but then I remembered he is just a lost puppy.