CATS

" Cats!" Ms James exclaimed in glee as she peered over her glasses to watch my reaction, her dark red lips forming a huge smile. My heart stopped. She continued, " Wouldn't it be great to do an article on such a wonderful creature? Is'nt it just-" She paused dramatically. "PERFECT!"
She finally finished off. I watched in horror as my editor-in-chief stared dreamily into space and mumbled to herself on what a fresh idea it was. '' Of course it would be great!" I answered a little too brightly and snapped her out of her daze. Ms James looked back at me and grinned, '' Awesome! Now, i shan't hold you back anymore. I gave her my most professional and confident look and hurriedly went out of her room, slouching back to my room.

I was supposed to be the most outstanding columnist for this magazine. I was known for being the most versatile- I could write about almost everything- from cars, to celebrities, to make-up ; you name it. But, animals? Cats? I knew nothing about cats! Great, i thought.

For the whole day, i tried to think of how to start my article. The first time i had a writer's-block. I searched the internet for help, but it only gave me information after information. I was supposed to write something interesting, something "fresh"- I could still hear Ms James's voice in my ear and my head soon started to throb. I switched off my computer in defeat. Staring at the computer screen would not help.

I stepped out of the office and sighed. My mind was still blank. All of a sudden, as I was walking towards my car, I saw a pair of gleaming eyes, its gaze fixing on me. Startled, I jumped back. After calming myself down, I bent down to see what it was. A dark fury creature on fours, with pointed ears and a tail high up in the air. A cat. I glared at it. It's existence was the reason why i was fretting! As I was about to walk off, the cat suddenly purred gently at me. I stopped in my tarcks and spunned around. Maybe, it could be good use to me. I struggled to pick it up and carried it awkwardly to my car...

The cat purred softly the moment I let him down. It turned its little head as its sharp eyes darted around my house. It then sat itself down comfortably on my cold marble floor and started licking its fur. I could not help but giggle. It sure was amusing, the way it turned its head all the way to the back to lick its body. I went over to the cat and started stroking it. The cat looked up at me with its luminous green eyes affectionately.

My feelings started to soften towards the cat. I started to see what everyone esle had thought about cats- they sure are adorable. I started to observe a little more about the cat. When it stood up, I noticed the way it walked. It got up gracefully and strode around the house on all fours, head held high in the air confidently, as it went around every room, as if inspecting the house. I laughed even louder.

I took out my laptop and started typing away, the ideas now flowing smoothly. As I was finishing my last sentence, the cat padded into my room. I looked at it for a long time and chuckled softly. I realised something that night-animals are actually beautiful, interesting creatures if you observe them. Especially cats.

(audrey)