- Nov 14, 2023
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જ➶A pain lingers along the jagged and damaged line. The fur never to grow back again as she steps across land that is both familiar and not. The last few moons are a confusing thing for her. Her mind not wanting to remember much of anything. The pain had been overwhelming, perhaps the worst that she had ever come to know in her life. She remembers slathering jaws, pulling, a sicking popping sound and then strange yelling. The dog ran off and she had tried to do the same but her leg wouldn't move, it wouldn't obey. Every twitch of her muscles was pure agony and despite her biting jaws they had picked her up and taken her away. Then she remembers a white room, other animals in cages. The sounds of their cries. Lucidity avoided her, eyes swimming just like her mind. Then when she woke up again it was gone. Her leg was gone. All that remained was a fire that filled the stump that was kept. She wailed, she wailed for days. The twolegs seemed to understand her lamenting as they paid her special attention. She continued for s time till her voice gave out and there was nothing left. Then she couldn't eat. It took some time before her appetite came back to her. The twolegs that saved her took her home, kept her secure for the time being till she was used to only having three legs. They gave her a leather white collar to wear and she made no room to complain.
Food became easy, but living did not. She watched the days roll past with little vigor till she allowed herself that moment. A chance at freedom when it showed itself to her for the fifth time. The door had been left open. The twolegs having grown compliant that she would not go anywhere. That moment she slipped out and disappeared along the streets of the twoleg place. Often she found herself hobbling for the pain ebbed and flowed. Coming when it felt like it. But she continued on till she remembered the area, remembered the lay of the land. A familiar place she wanted, needed to call home again. Her tongue swipes against her jaws and she turns. She faces almost sideways to hide it. To hide what has happened. Pain evident in the way she looks down, shoulders hunched. She does not want to appear weak but that is what she is. Collar and all. She swallows against it around her neck and lets out a breathy sigh. Pity is not what she wants but she feels hardly anything since then. Whatever they see, it won't be her. She is different that much is certain.
Her head hangs low and her tail wraps tightly around her frame. The last thing she even remembers of this place, of Riverclan was that cats were catching colds. Then nothing else. She hopes things are sound with them. Hope things are well. Her paws have stopped her well before the border where she sits turned partially away.
Food became easy, but living did not. She watched the days roll past with little vigor till she allowed herself that moment. A chance at freedom when it showed itself to her for the fifth time. The door had been left open. The twolegs having grown compliant that she would not go anywhere. That moment she slipped out and disappeared along the streets of the twoleg place. Often she found herself hobbling for the pain ebbed and flowed. Coming when it felt like it. But she continued on till she remembered the area, remembered the lay of the land. A familiar place she wanted, needed to call home again. Her tongue swipes against her jaws and she turns. She faces almost sideways to hide it. To hide what has happened. Pain evident in the way she looks down, shoulders hunched. She does not want to appear weak but that is what she is. Collar and all. She swallows against it around her neck and lets out a breathy sigh. Pity is not what she wants but she feels hardly anything since then. Whatever they see, it won't be her. She is different that much is certain.
Her head hangs low and her tail wraps tightly around her frame. The last thing she even remembers of this place, of Riverclan was that cats were catching colds. Then nothing else. She hopes things are sound with them. Hope things are well. Her paws have stopped her well before the border where she sits turned partially away.