Kittie Tales

Chapter Four I

Chapter Four I: The Art of Multitasking; Homiciding and Date Saving.

Endra baby rushed towards the windows overlooking the roads for the fifth time today since she got back from the office. She almost trampled me underfoot in her haste to see whatever the fox she was looking for. I glared at her and walked off to a safer corner where I wouldn't get killed by the feet of giant humans. I'm too beautiful to die, after all. She kept doing that every time she heard a car stop or pass by. But this time, I think Roxy had finally had enough.

"Good, it's just Mrs Monroe and her kids", Endra murmured and sighed.

"Okay, what the fuck is wrong with you? You've been jumpy since you got back from work today, and you're even dressed for an outing! On a freaking Monday evening! You won't say a word! Don't even tell me it's a date because no man in his right senses would take a lady out on a Monday evening when he isn't dropping her off at her place from work. And let me not even begin on the part where you almost killed Kittie just now because of your recent inattentiveness", Roxanne threw her hands up in exasperation.

Tell her Roxy, tell her.

She went off to lift me in her arms. When she was satisfied I wasn't hurt, she dropped me. Not sure she knew it was my heart that was hurt.

You couldn't have held on a little longer, could you?

Endra sighed and plopped down on the couch. "I'm going out on a date. With a guy from the office", she said.

"Bah!", Roxy threw her hands up in exasperation. "That's preposterous! Who invites a lady out on a date, on a Monday evening?! He's got to be the devil himself!"

Endra just shrugged in response to Roxy's rant. Roxy looked highly offended now because she hated being kept quiet. Endra didn't know what to say or do to pacify her friend. She'd always known what buttons to press when it comes to Roxy's mood swings but now that she was at the receiving end, she was speechless. She opted to tell her a bit of the truth. From what I perceived.

"Look, Rox. I—it's... complicated"

"Okay? Go on, you're getting there", Roxy urged. I too was eager to hear the explanation of the complications. I demand a reason for why I was almost killed by unconscious trampling.

"It's.. You see.. "

"Is it about Ferdie? Is he in any form of trouble again?", Roxy volunteered.

Chill girl! Do you want to create an explanatory reason for her to use in lying to our faces?

"No... No, It's not him"

"Then fucking tell me what it is, Alessandra. I'm at my wits end here", Roxy roared at her.

Uh-oh!

The human with the dark hair only uses her full name when she's extremely mad at her and right now, you looked really psycho. Endra, on the other hand, looked about ready to spill the milk...

"I'm going to tell you, okay? Just, um... not yet. I guess"

"Not yet?!", Roxy roared.

I covered my ears with my paws and waited for the tongue lashing that would ensure but Endra's answering device beeped at that moment and she jumped to get it. She scrolled through it and did what people do with it when they receive messages.

Saved by the phone...

"Um!...gottagobye", Endra hurried to the door and out she went.

"Wait!", Roxanne shouted but Endra was already out of earshot and galloping down the hall to the tiny transportation compartment that only goes up and down.