His Scars

A Cat and Mouse game

I watch Dans tail flicker as he plays with his rope mouse.
It's the only way to keep him from bringing real mice into the house.

I got him about six months ago from a rescue agency company and can see the many changes that have happened over this short time.
His tail has grown to a size about equal with his body and he no longer has kitten legs but long strong muscled legs. And sometimes it also looks like he has a fringe.

I can see him getting tired and slowing down, he drops to the ground with a small thud and sits there staring at me.

I wish I knew what he was thinking, his small mind that doesn't have to worry about anything but having fun and eating.
I wish I could live like that, in the present and not have to care about my future or anything except me.

I reach my hand out to grab the mouse off him and three inches from him he jumps and attacks my hand.
It's already covered in healing wounds from other attacks but he manages to get a tight grip.

"Ow! Stop that!" I say, giving him a little bop on the head.

He releases but only after he's hanging off my hand with his claws still in me.
The ping of my phone brings me into the kitchen where I almost step in half a mouse carcass.

I sigh heavily.
"DANIEL, REALLY"?!
I grab a paper towel and check my phone, it's from Laura.

"Hey, I'm at a restaurant and my 'friends' ditched me. Do you want to come and eat the rest of their food?'

Dan struts in with his mottled dark brown fur and his uncommon brown eyes scanning the room.

'Yeah! Of course! What do you think I am, normal?'
'Umm, no, how could I you even think that? Now get your ass down here'

I look Dan in the eyes and see he's expecting a treat.

'Coming'

With the mouse in the bin and Dan sleeping on his chair I leave the house and get into my car, I push aside the coffee cups and chip packets and sit down, thinking how nice a clean car would be.

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