A/N: This is a mini story I've written as part of my writing camp homework. Hope you guys will enjoy it! If you guys like it then I'll post the full one with OC povs in it. P.S This is written in a Singaporean context.

 

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Little Sunshine

 

With a bird clamped between her jaws, she landed softly on the cold ground.

 

The night’s chill had once again settled in and the people were inside their nests, shut out by the giant, cold things in the front. The long grey stretch was dimly lit by lights, some flickering on and off.

 

Stalling in her tracks, the once golden haired cat panted deeply from her drop off the tree. It was supposed to be easy for her to do that by now but apparently, it was not.

 

Continuing her light steps towards the giant cold thing with a blue colour, she turned her head to see if the coast was clear. The bird tasted appetizing in , but she had other plans. Plans to be accepted again.

 

She then walked in tight circles around the same spot before placing the bird down on the floor. The human in that nest had not answered her yet, but she kept hoping that she would.

 

Letting out a soft mewl, she walked away from the dead bird towards the much earlier discarded mouse across the floor. The prey had gone cold and stale. The cat’s ears folded down a little sadly upon the sight of it.

 

But it was alright. At least she could eat it.

 

Suddenly, the air pricked with multiples scents and her tail flew up in warning. Intruders. Even though her stomach growled with a gnawing pain, she stood protectively over her earlier catch.

 

This pathway had many other cats. She had known it a long time ago. Hissing, she turned in multiple directions for they could be anywhere.

 

A pair of eyes appeared in the darkness beside the gritty pathway, then a next. Immediately, she tensed her muscles and growled, the fur on her painfully thin body bristling menacingly.

 

Then the two cats leapt.

 

One of them snarled and sank its teeth into her shoulder blade tightly while the other tried to snatch away the food. Growling, she kicked away the cat with her hind legs.

 

It yowled loudly as it flew a great distance behind. With her legs wobbling, she tried to keep her balance. She knew she did have much energy left. She had not eaten in days.

 

The cat in front of her scratched and hissed at her to get the mouse but she was not going to be pushed over so easily. Swinging her paw swiftly, it landed heavily on the other’s face, giving three distinct scar lines which were beginning to show a crimson red.

 

An immense pain shot through her neck, catching her by an unpleasant surprise and she collapsed onto the ground writhing in agony. The last thing she heard was a deep growl – deeper than any cat could manage and her vision faded into black.

 

 

 

The black dog proved to be a good friend. She knew that it was her who scared away all the other cats that night.

 

In some ways, the two of them were the same. 

 

They bore multiple scars, broken bones, torn fur, and most importantly, lost humans. For her, it had happened a long time ago. 

 

Her old human was somewhat like her new human, but softer and not so big headed. She had always groomed her fur and gave her enough food to eat. At her prime, her coat had been the best gold there was to ever be.

 

She was contented. 

 

Then one day, her human put her outside of the nest. She was not afraid, in fact, she was quite excited. The outside world seemed so interesting and colourful, and she had always envied the great black dog that would roam the long grey area in front of her nest.

 

It was only when she realised that it was cold when the sun went down beneath the towering buildings, that the world was terrifying. There was no food, no cuddles, plenty of other humans, but not her human. The worst of all, were the other cats.

 

They took away whatever food she scavenged. They bit and scratched her. They tried to make her go away from their territory.

 

She was miserable for a while, until the great black dog she had always liked passed her by on the streets. The elder dog took care of her for a while. She had taught her how to hunt properly, how to fight other cats and avoid nasty humans.

 

Soon with the help of the dog, she returned to the stretch of grey cold in front of her human’s house. That place was also where she had been first bitten by another cat, but she wanted to go back to her old nest desperately.

 

And thus she hunted tirelessly for birds and mice, placing them at the great metal thing in front of her old nest. She sincerely wanted to be accepted into the nest again. But when another human, not hers, appeared from the tall structure, she was confused.

 

The human was not her human. 

 

Then again, that human seemed lost, and it was in every cat’s nature to guide lost kittens. As a result, she continued hunting for prey, hoping that the new human would be able to see that she was taking care of it and would be accepted into the nest.

 

Her ability to change was the only difference between her and the great black dog. The great dog’s human had put her outside of the nest many, many years ago.

 

She had never given up hope though. Every day, rain or shine she would return to her human’s nest, waiting outside on the cold, grey stretch, and the only thing blocking him from his nest was the yellowed, large wall.

 

The cat herself thought the elder’s notion of returning everyday was stupid. She knew that once humans were gone, they were gone.

 

Nevertheless, the two of them remained close. Now that they were in the same nest, she felt ecstatic. She was also glad how her human no longer made loud and high noises whenever she came near her.

 

The noises would definitely chase away any prey and that was bad. It meant no food. She was also approving how her human was beginning to growl like her. They would growl and hiss at each other every day which meant that her human could scare away intruders now.

 

She still did not like the way her human was, but it was better than living out on the grey and dusty stretch outside the nest. That dull place where other humans and cats lived was too dangerous. It was too frightening.