Finding Me

Chapter 3: Stripes

   Carter

Today is Christmas! My first Christmas in the past 5 years. I refused last year and all the years before that celebrate such a sorrow holiday to me but this year Olivia some how convinced me that it will be fun, so I am going to participate.

After school, Olivia is going to a Christmas party with her friends. I don't have many friends so I'm just gonna walk home and buy a delicious lemon cake from bakey's with the money Olivia gave me. It's not a long walk, only about 30 minutes so I'll be fine.

I started walking home while It was snowing so I decided to build a little snow man for Olivia to find when she comes down this path. She will be very happy with my Christmas spirit!

I continued walking home when I heard a tiny me---ow to my left. I looked over seeing a black cat with a single white stripe on his tail. "Awe" I said. The cats face looked beat up and I saw he was injured and bleeding on his foot so I slowly walked over to him on the ice and picked him up. He first Tried to claw me but knew I was trying to help so he burrowed into my soft black sweatshirt pocket to warm up he was not fluffy or fat he actually particularly was very skinny. I closed my pockets with my hands to prevent any breeze to flow in. I kept walking home very slowly though because I know he would be startled if I sped up. I was very close to home when I heard him meow again I pulled him out of my pocket he had eaten my money Olivia gave me so getting that lemon cake was no longer a option.

I heard foot steps behind me and I quickly put my kitty into my pocket again. It was Olivia crying, running toward me with arms straight out to hug me. I ran as quickly as I could to not try to make the cat upset toward Olivia.
She gave me a hug and said, " those JERKS!"
   "Who are the jerks Olivia? Who are they Olivia?!?!? Tell me i need to know!" I screamed
   " Melissa and Jeana they told everyone that I am a stupid orphan!" She screamed again.
   "It's ok they are jerks yes they are but you can't get upset over this they just did that because that's all they know those snobby rich kids have no idea what it like to be us!" I told her.
   At the moment the cat crawled out of my pocket and touched her.
   "AHHHHHH!" She screamed.
   "Calm down its just a cat I found him on the road he is hurt." I said.
   Olivia picked him up and held him in the air and started hugging him I guess that his small amount of soft fur comforted her we slowly Walked home the whole time Olivia was hugging the cat and crying. We walked into the orphanage we had lights out up all over the walls and a Christmas tree at the stage in front of the tables for dinner. We walked in comforted by the maids Julia and Maya. Maya grabbed the cat and put him in me and Olivia's room. We fead him some extra fish from last nights supper. We walked over to him and started thinking of names first I suggested kitty but you know that was "dumb" I guess I thought it was cute. Then Olivia said midnight and that name scared me so that wasn't a option another orphan named Johnny suggested Bobo and then I thought Of the hobbit and that big spider so once again not an option. But then Maya my favorite maid said how bout stripe he has only one stripe. So I went over the rules with the name it didn't scare me that was good it was cute that was good but I didn't understand why it would be named that again you have to see I'm not the smartest bird in the nest so Olivia explained the reasonings and bang that was her name. Yay! It was actually a girl I didn't know how to tell so maya did. stripes my little kitty!