he liked feralhe liked wild even
better
he liked it in his pets
he reallyreally liked it in women
not that this had
anything to do with womenhe wished
it had to do with his cat october she
was feral
only a year with him and indieonce
upon a time feralborn feral indie was eight
and a half now all that time indoors only claiming feral birthright instinct notsomuch
october on the other hand was
still freshwet behind the ears she had
moments he never saw coming although thats
the hallmark of something wild
to her manners he attributed at
least a soft simmering of domesticity he
never said domestic out loud dom
could sound like dumb and not an animal alive that takes to dumbtakes to an
insult
however there remained a wild hair tucked up her ass
and when it presented she became teeth and claws a squirmingwhirling
dervish packing ginsu blades and quicker than a Cuisinart
typically though when she went nutswhen she mainlineddosed on femininefeline adrenaline he GOT
THE HELL OUT OF THE WAY
his brotherinlaw was over for Sunday
Night football GAME ON! he
had to admit he liked the new promotion
october in her year with him was
only familiar with one other human beinghis girlfriendOhbrother she was wild
they were two
peas in a pod
his male presence subdued october
she hid
it was time to eat
he fed his three outdoor beasts
cats first bigfoot wee Robert
reentering the house he called
Time to eat
indie bound down from the couch
from where he laid beside his brotherinlaws thigh
no october
october he called as he went into
the kitchen she usually beat him into the kitchen when he cried Time to eat
he split a small can of wet
catfood onto two plates and filled a tin cup with kibble
october he called again
no october
Awright indie Lets do this thing
indie followed him into the bathroom
where he set his plate of wetfood down refilled a small bowl with dryfood for him
because he had to shut indie behind a door otherwise october scarfed her food in
the kitchen like a Marine then went after his
he softly shut the bathroom door and
in the hall called Hey little girl where
are you
he heard her mew
George you hear where that mew came from
She mewed?
Big helpthanks october
where you at little girl
Over GAME ON! he caught her mew again
the diningroom screen door leading
to the deck
october
mew
she tucked herself unseen behind the
rollered pedestal of the oak dining table
mew
he walked over to herhis back to
the sliding screen door Hey pretty girl Time to eat baby You must be hungry Lets eat
she mewed again and cautiously moved
to his feet
Knucklehead George is freaking you out a bit Here Ill stay
between you and himyou dont even have to see him
she didnt
she curled up into his left
armher nose to his armpit at the arm of
the couch just before entering the kitchen she wen t n u t
s a flurry a cry and fled up his arm where he trapped
her with his right hand at his shoulder and throat going into the kitchenMOTHERFUCK he spun oneeighty and let go of her she
dropped heavily onto the linoleum floor GODDAMMITOCTOBER then completing the full
threesixty YOUR FOOD
she stood motionless where
she landed
then apparently collecting her senses she gamely trotted over to her food where he set
down under the kitchen window before feeding indie
She getcha? his brotherinlaw asked
from the livingroom
She had to he said
he looked
he wore a longsleeved sweatshirt arms
pushed up to his elbows
Yeah Got my left hand forearm top of my right hand
Your throat?
Dont think so Nah No scratch burn yaknow
I do.
You do Its been a long time since you had a cat
It has been, but you tend to wear
scars from cat scratches.
Yado he looked down at his left hand she got him in the meaty part just under his
thumb wrist up to inside where his thumb went separate from his fingers blood flowed Ill be in George Gotta take care
of thisstop the bleeding
Need help?
Nah watch the game Enjoy the beer the pretzels Be right in he grabbed paper towels threw a quick wrap on the scratches to his
forearmpulled his sweatshirt sleeve over them to hold them in place he ran cold water in the sink put his hand
under it the red blood went rose FUCK
Got me good
Sure you don’t need help?
Yah Thank you thank you though he turned to october who as he looked was finishing
her dinner Got me good baby he
said
october broke towards the
bathroom then stutterstepped remembering
George he figured she slowed and stepped
behind him he turned left to catch her negotiate
something new Ahshit
nahnah no no no there were halfdollarsized bloodsplats on the
floor under where he clenched his hand
shut trying to staunch the immediate bleeding
october was at one lapping it she finished and went on to the next
Whadafuck
he
thought she was onto the next and the next Ya lil fuckin Hoover she looked up
over her shoulder at him smacked her
lips Be sure you finish allget it all
she didnt miss one drawn like feral is to raw meat
wild thang
he
did admire wild
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20 11. 18
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Happy
Thanksgiving tomorrow!
anif
you dont celebrate Thanksgiving – Happy Thursday! my second most favorite day of
the week
