Chapter 3

By the end of the week Junhong had, for the most part, gotten the hang of his new feline form. He still had absolutely no idea how the hell he ended up as a cat, but the words of that alley cat haunted him.

What had he meant by the “facility,” and why did he think Junhong smelled like chemicals? The first thing that came to mind was a hospital, but he’d quickly ruled that out. His second thought was some place doing experiments on humans, and that idea seemed to stay in his head. Had he been an experiment? If so, why him? He’d understand if he’d been in a seedy area when he was kidnapped, but his last memory was of sleeping in his own bed, which meant he’d been taken from his own bed. That meant he specifically had been targeted.

But that never-ending question: Why him?

He needed to find that alley cat again so he could find out where this “facility” was.

Mind made up, he headed to the door, only to realize he couldn’t get out. His paws didn’t allow him to turn the knob that was Amber’s front door. Frustrated, he decided to wait for Amber to return from work so he could slip out the door.

He sat in front of the door for who knows how long, and ended up dozing off. Was it normal for cats to sleep this much? Junhong didn’t care. If there was one good thing about being a cat, it was that he could sleep wherever, whenever, and however long he wanted to. He was startled awake by the rattling of the door, and he jumped up, ready to make his escape as soon as it opened.

However, as soon as the door opened, a foot appeared, hindering his escape. It pushed him back until the rest of the body was inside the door and it was shut tight. Amber stared down at him, an amused smile on her face.

“Why did I know you would be trying to get out?” she chided. Junhong’s ear flattened against his head, making his annoyance clear. She laughed as she kicked her shoes off and dumped her backpack on the floor.

He never understood why she brought a backpack to work. Was a briefcase more professional? He admitted that he sometimes about this.

Her hands free, Amber stooped down and scooped Junhong into her arms, cradl