Kate Shaw

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“The Cat” by Kate Shaw

Submitted to Contest #205

The Cat "…and that's how she lost her eye." Jimmy snuggles the cat closer in under his overly large plaid shirt, threadbare jeans cover his legs. The older man laughs his cackling turning into a dry cough towards the end. Jimmy grimaces, his hands run through the cat’s fur from head to tail, his actions monotonous, familiar. The man looks at them again shaking his head a smile still twinkling on his ruddy face. “You’re a good boy, kid. Get some sleep.” Jimmy smiles back at him, it’s thin but it’s real. The man shuffles off towards town. Ji...

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