Undead Cat
by Peter Petkovsek
I noticed it this morning
What?
Blood …
What? Where?
On my pillow
Nose bleed?
No, nose fine. And SHE was there
Who
Akasha
Your cat? BTW what kind of name is that
Her previous owner said that’s what she was called
Strange
Yeah. Listen I think she’s evil … She just stared at me, motionless
All cats look like evil masterminds, nothing new there
I think she was the one who hurt me
I think I saw her jump off the bed just as I woke up
Maybe she wanted you to feed her
No, there’s something creepy going on here …
I’ve been feeling really faint and dizzy
You’re just learning how to be a cat person
Do you know what the difference between cats and dogs is?
I’m serious Eliza!
No this is really funny
A dog thinks: these people feed me, take care of me and give me gifts
Therefore they must be GODS
Can you stop with the jokes
Hold on you’re spoiling it!
A cat thinks: these people feed me, take care of me and give me gifts
There for I must be GOD
Hahaha
Ok sort of funny. Maybe she IS a god
All cats are
And I’m about to taste her revenge
Why?
She’s held a grudge against me ever since I gave her litter away
She just needs time
There’s more
Like what
She walks around at night
Like she’s avoiding the sunlight
That’s what cats DO Jenna
And last night I woke up and my neck hurt
What has that got to do with anything
I went to get some water from the fridge and there she was
And her eyes glowed in the dark
Again, that’s what is supposed to happen
Well yeah, except … they were glowing RED …
You must have been have asleep still
I’m afraid of her Eliza
As if she’s draining me
What if she’s trying to hurt me back. Or Kill me?
Jeez Jenna. All in your head
Just make yourself a nice veggie smoothie and put on some ambient music when you go to bed
You’ll feel better
Ok …
later that night
ELIZA
HEY!!!
Jenna? What’s the matter? It’s 3am!
SHE’S HERE
Who? What are you taking about?
AKASHA
Ah not this again! I need to sleep
HER EYES ARE RED AGAIN
What?
I woke up in the middle of the night
Something was bothering me
I swatted against it
And something hissed and bit me
So you scared her
Then I felt blood
Well she bit you right?
ON MY NECK
What?
SHE HAD BEEN DRINKING IT
WHAT Come on
And my hand, where she bit me
Two spots, like mosquito bites
NOT mosquito bites
She has FANGS
Is this some sort of nightmare you’re having?
She’s RIGHT THERE
Hissing at me
I CAN SEE THE FANGS
And her eyes have turned red
She’s a VAMPIRE!
Jesus
Well get out of there then!
Can’t, she’s blocking the door
She’s a CAT
I tried to
She jumped at me
Now my other hand is all bloody as well
I’M FREAKING OUT
Omg I just remembered
What?
Akasha … I’ve heard that before
I saw a movie
A horror movie sort of
Akasha was the main Vampire Mother …
Oh god
She’s going to kill me
Or turn me into a weird cat vampire
Well why hasn’t she?
What do you mean?
Why hasn’t she killed you yet?
THANKS that’s so nice of you
No I mean, she could have, clearly
While you were sleeping
But she was keeping you ALIVE … And she’s letting you use your phone
What are you saying
She WANTS something
What could she possibly want?
Wait
What? There’s blood everywhere on me, hurry up!!
Akasha, the vampire MOTHER
Yeah so?
YOU TOOK HER LITTER AWAY
She wants her children?
WHERE ARE THEY
There were only two really, and I heard that one died
Where is the last one??
I gave it to Jack
Your ex, Jack?
Yes
Oh god, she’s coming CLOSER!
Does she know what we’re talking about?
I don’t know, she’s REALLY CLOSE NOW
This is horrible
HOLD ON I’ll go get her kitten
an hour later
You still there?
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN
She’s BIT me again, she’s getting impatient
I’m about to faint, I’m freaking out
I’M HERE with the kitten!!
Not sure how I managed to convince Jack, but he gave it to me
He thinks I’m crazy for sure
Let it in through the cat door!
Ok here we go
Jenna?
It’s working!!
She’s backed off
She’s licking him, no more red eyes
Pheeew
Open the door so we can clean you up!
two days later
How is everything? You looked very pale today
Yeah well, I have two cats to feed now…
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