Singe Excerpt
Hailey woke to a deep purring echoing in her ear. Her head was pounding as it always did when she ugly cried, and her eyes were so puffy she could barely open them. A hollowness filled her. There were no feelings or thoughts, those things just couldn’t exist inside her any longer.
The source of the purring shifted on her head and she caught a mouth full of fur. Pushing the animal off of her she sat up. It was a cat posed in such a way that made him seem somewhat regal. His ebony fur had a slick shine on all but the small white patch of fur on his chest. Hailey closed her eyes and rubbed a hand over them. Somehow this cat had made its way into her locked and guarded room to sleep on her head. When she opened her eyes again he was chiding her for moving with his yellow eyes. The cat looked at her as if she was an inferior species. At that moment, she almost believed it.“Um… sorry?” She told the cat. It blinked in what she could only guess was acknowledgment of her apology. Hailey patted the bed until she found the remote and opened the blinds she shared with Alex. He was awake and surprised to see her. The surprise quickly moved to pity as he took note of her appearance.“What is that?” Hailey pointed at the cat who glared at her finger.“Heh, that’s Boo.” He laughed and tapped the glass. Boo’s eyes moved from glaring at Hailey to choosing which murder plan he would go with for Alex. “Boo doesn’t like me, but I don’t think he likes anyone unless they have food in their hands.” At the mention of food Boo’s tongue slid out and gave a lick around his mouth. “Boo, really?” She said unimpressed. “That’s the most unoriginal name for a black cat ever.” The cat swished his tail in agreement. “Why not something like Dark Lord or Batman. Hell, Mr. Skittles would be a better name than Boo.”Alex chuckled. “I think if you called him Mr. Skittles he would disembowel you in your sleep.”Hailey glanced back at the cat. The death stare was now directed at her. “How did he get in here?” “He comes and goes as he pleases. Not really sure how he gets in, but he does. I personally think there is something a little supernatural about him, but Silas assures me he is just a normal cat.” The feline in question narrowed his eyes at the statement. Hailey wasn’t so sure he was just a cat either. Those eyes held more than thoughts of catnip, like world domination. “No one really knows if he is even Silas’s. We all just put up with him when he decides to show himself.” Hailey held out a hand and Boo looked as if to say, “What do you expect me to do with that?” She gave him a scratch under the chin and the purring began again.“Huh, seems like he does like someone after all.” Alex commented in awe as Boo stepped in closer to Hailey. After the novelty wore off of seeing the unofficial dungeon master get petted, Alex asked, “You ok?”“If by losing all sense of emotion is ok, then yes, I’m peachy.”“They could be wrong, the pictures that is. Maybe they were taken out of context.” Hailey picked up the picture of their first date that was on her nightstand and showed it to Alex. “He was kissing his ex-fiancé. There is only one context there and it was pretty fucking obvious.” “You’re right.” He held up his hands in defense. “It just smells like a setup to me.” She didn’t want a guy’s point of view at the moment. She wanted a girl who would insult his manhood and feed her chocolate. Boo nudged her hand when she had stopped petting him and gave her a look of “you’re done petting me when I say you’re done.” Instead of a girlfriend she had a Y chromosome and a cat with plans of world domination to sympathize with. Oh lucky her.
The source of the purring shifted on her head and she caught a mouth full of fur. Pushing the animal off of her she sat up. It was a cat posed in such a way that made him seem somewhat regal. His ebony fur had a slick shine on all but the small white patch of fur on his chest. Hailey closed her eyes and rubbed a hand over them. Somehow this cat had made its way into her locked and guarded room to sleep on her head. When she opened her eyes again he was chiding her for moving with his yellow eyes. The cat looked at her as if she was an inferior species. At that moment, she almost believed it.“Um… sorry?” She told the cat. It blinked in what she could only guess was acknowledgment of her apology. Hailey patted the bed until she found the remote and opened the blinds she shared with Alex. He was awake and surprised to see her. The surprise quickly moved to pity as he took note of her appearance.“What is that?” Hailey pointed at the cat who glared at her finger.“Heh, that’s Boo.” He laughed and tapped the glass. Boo’s eyes moved from glaring at Hailey to choosing which murder plan he would go with for Alex. “Boo doesn’t like me, but I don’t think he likes anyone unless they have food in their hands.” At the mention of food Boo’s tongue slid out and gave a lick around his mouth. “Boo, really?” She said unimpressed. “That’s the most unoriginal name for a black cat ever.” The cat swished his tail in agreement. “Why not something like Dark Lord or Batman. Hell, Mr. Skittles would be a better name than Boo.”Alex chuckled. “I think if you called him Mr. Skittles he would disembowel you in your sleep.”Hailey glanced back at the cat. The death stare was now directed at her. “How did he get in here?” “He comes and goes as he pleases. Not really sure how he gets in, but he does. I personally think there is something a little supernatural about him, but Silas assures me he is just a normal cat.” The feline in question narrowed his eyes at the statement. Hailey wasn’t so sure he was just a cat either. Those eyes held more than thoughts of catnip, like world domination. “No one really knows if he is even Silas’s. We all just put up with him when he decides to show himself.” Hailey held out a hand and Boo looked as if to say, “What do you expect me to do with that?” She gave him a scratch under the chin and the purring began again.“Huh, seems like he does like someone after all.” Alex commented in awe as Boo stepped in closer to Hailey. After the novelty wore off of seeing the unofficial dungeon master get petted, Alex asked, “You ok?”“If by losing all sense of emotion is ok, then yes, I’m peachy.”“They could be wrong, the pictures that is. Maybe they were taken out of context.” Hailey picked up the picture of their first date that was on her nightstand and showed it to Alex. “He was kissing his ex-fiancé. There is only one context there and it was pretty fucking obvious.” “You’re right.” He held up his hands in defense. “It just smells like a setup to me.” She didn’t want a guy’s point of view at the moment. She wanted a girl who would insult his manhood and feed her chocolate. Boo nudged her hand when she had stopped petting him and gave her a look of “you’re done petting me when I say you’re done.” Instead of a girlfriend she had a Y chromosome and a cat with plans of world domination to sympathize with. Oh lucky her.
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