The cat's out of the bag
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 13
by
copier
· original author:
pats2015
Sylvia Anderson had been Lupe's next door neighbor for over a decade. The two were on very good terms with each other. They would often visit one another and discuss their day over a steaming pot of tea. Sylvia being a few years Lupe's senior was recently retired and the only company she kept was her black house cat named Shadow. She treasured her weekly interactions with Lupe and considered her a friend.
When Sylvia heard the loud crashing sounds coming from next door she grew concerned for her friend's safety. Looking at her front door Shadow was also pawing at it signaling to his owner that he wanted to be let out. Rising from the couch Sylvia grabbed her jacket and a flashlight determined to see what was going on. Upon opening the door Shadow blotted out into the darkness.
Sylvia's eyesight not being what it used to be needed the bright beam of the light to guide her forward. She wandered into Mrs Garcia's front yard and immediately noticed pieces of wood scattered all throughout. It looked like a bomb had gone off. Sylvia walked further. Still seeing no sign of Lupe, she feared the worst. When she came across Shadow she noticed the black cat was scratching at something. It looked like a giant fuzzy pink wall. As her cat continued to paw at a loose pink strand Sylvia looked down at her own feet and immediately knew that was no pink wall. It was a giant slipper. Lupe's giant slipper.
With that realization suddenly there came a stirring from above and the giant slipper rose up revealing its twin on the ground which pivoted in Sylvia's direction. She didn't need to see anymore. Her friend or not, she couldn't do anything to help Lupe. She needed to get inside and call the police. Maybe they would know what to do? Sylvia fled as fast as she could not daring to turn around when she felt something dart between her legs. Tripping over it she fell hard to the ground feeling something inside her fragile body break. She wretched on the ground in pain when she saw a black silhouette run past her. She had been tripped by her own cat. This was the last thought that went through her mind as Lupe's giant slipper landed right on top of her reducing the old woman to nothing but a stain on the bottom.
When Sylvia heard the loud crashing sounds coming from next door she grew concerned for her friend's safety. Looking at her front door Shadow was also pawing at it signaling to his owner that he wanted to be let out. Rising from the couch Sylvia grabbed her jacket and a flashlight determined to see what was going on. Upon opening the door Shadow blotted out into the darkness.
Sylvia's eyesight not being what it used to be needed the bright beam of the light to guide her forward. She wandered into Mrs Garcia's front yard and immediately noticed pieces of wood scattered all throughout. It looked like a bomb had gone off. Sylvia walked further. Still seeing no sign of Lupe, she feared the worst. When she came across Shadow she noticed the black cat was scratching at something. It looked like a giant fuzzy pink wall. As her cat continued to paw at a loose pink strand Sylvia looked down at her own feet and immediately knew that was no pink wall. It was a giant slipper. Lupe's giant slipper.
With that realization suddenly there came a stirring from above and the giant slipper rose up revealing its twin on the ground which pivoted in Sylvia's direction. She didn't need to see anymore. Her friend or not, she couldn't do anything to help Lupe. She needed to get inside and call the police. Maybe they would know what to do? Sylvia fled as fast as she could not daring to turn around when she felt something dart between her legs. Tripping over it she fell hard to the ground feeling something inside her fragile body break. She wretched on the ground in pain when she saw a black silhouette run past her. She had been tripped by her own cat. This was the last thought that went through her mind as Lupe's giant slipper landed right on top of her reducing the old woman to nothing but a stain on the bottom.
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