Stripes {on hold}

Chapter 11: "Mother?!"

Stripes p.o.v.

the orange older she-cat replaca and i stared at each other for a few minuts, which felt like hours, something flickered in her eyes when she saw me. a flicker of reconization? a flicker of hope? i don't know, but, there was something familier about her.

i finnaly looked away, unable to keep staring at the strange cats eyes.  but when i looked away she said something, weired. "Milo?..I-is that really you?..after all this time?" I slowly turned around, " I'm sorry ma'am, but your talking to the wrong cat, my names Stripes." I Said. But she didn't listen. " of course.. you would have a different name now." She mumbled, more to herself then to me. " Milo was the name I gave you, before...." she said. I stared at this strange, confused cat blankly.

Mittens looked at us weirdly then cleared her throat, we both looked at her. " um, Stripes?  Who is this cat?"
I then turned back around to face the orange cat in front of me. " who are you?" I asked.  She looked at me with kind of a hurt expression, but it quickly faded. "Look, Mi-...i. Mean..Stripes.. i am your.. oh how do i say this..I'm your.. Mother."

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"What?!" Mittens and i blurted out at the same time. We locked gazes, she motioned her paw that i go first, i looked at the cat that just stated was my mother. Memories flooded my mind that took place long ago, the smells, the memory of the wriggling body's of my siblings around me, the warmth... then a scent hit me like a wave, but it was a very faint scent, an old yet familiar scent, a scent of old milk, wafting off of this cat.
Then a strange realization hit me, this orange cat really was my mother! After a long silence, i spoke, just above a whisper "mother...?" Mittens looked at me with mouth open and had a startled expression on her face. My mother, however, had happy tears gathering up in her eyes "you remember me!" She said happily. "You really remember me!" She slowly started coming over to me, and when she made it over she put her neck around me in a hug. Then she whispered in my ear, "I'm sorry , I'm so so sorry of all of the things that happened in the past, and every day I grieved and reggretted it, I'm sorry for letting you go." She started sobbing. "I forgive you mom." I said, finally pulling away. "It wasn't your fault. You didn't know what would happen." I looked her in the eyes, they where glossy and red.

Then Mittens hissed my name, "Stripes, can we talk for a minute..? Alone." I looked over at my mother, and she nodded slightly. "Go ahead and talk with your girlfriend, ill be right here if you need me." I looked back at Mittens as she started walking to the old tack room.
When we got inside she started angrily hissing at me, "are you crazy Stripes?! How do you even know she's your mother?!" And "if she even is, how can you even forgive her that easily, after all she's done to you. Abandoning you, kicking you out of the warmth and your siblings and everything you've ever known when you where a blind defencles kitten?! She was so mean to you! How can you just . Forgive. Her?!!?" After i made sure she was done yelling all of the reasons that I shouldn't forgive her, or shouldn't accept her back into my life with open paws, then i gave my reasons, "look, Mittens, first of all i know. She's my mother because, i .. recognized her." Mittens looked at me with a I'm-not-convinced, type of look. "Look, i cant really explain it, i just, you know, recognized her, its hard to explain. Second, it was a super long time ago and besides, look how i turned out, if I wasn't abandoned by her i would have never met Aleah..or you! If she haven't abandoned me, i probably would have either died, or would end up like weird cat that never done anything , or turned out really boring and dumb and afraid of humans and stuff." Mittens stared at me, "so, you think I'm boring and dumb is that it?"
"No, No I didn't mean you, you are amazing and not boring, you are the opposite of that, I meant... I meant, um.."
"I was joking Stripes!' She laughed. "Oh, hehe.."  i Replied aqueredly chuckling. "But still." She abruptly stopped chuckling, "how can you just, forgive her?" She asked. "I don't know! I just forgave her, its also hard to explain."
"Ugh, fine.. i will stop interrogating you now, but just know I will be keeping an eye on her, i still don't trust her."
"Thanks Mittens, I appreciate it." I said, getting up and walking toward the hole in the wall.

When i got out, i found my mother sitting just outside the door, kind of startled to see me come through, was she spying on us, eavesdropping on out conversation? No, i doubted it she wouldn't do something like that.
I cleared my throat, "Mother, i have something to tell you.." she flicked her tail in anticipation, "how would you like it if you could Join our family?" I asked.   

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Yay, another chapter done!!!!
Sorry I haven't updated in a really long time! I have been super busy and just started my own Buisness! It's a doggy day care! I am super exited and kind of exhausted because I had to wake up at 6:00 am every single day, and watch the dog till around 6:00 pm but still, its pretty exiting ! I wanted to start this buessnes for a while now (a few years :b) and it finally happened! The only days i get free are weekends so not a lot of free time. Again super sorry about updating in a while. 
And i have a surprise for you all, I AM ALMOST DONE THIS BOOK!!! Yes you heard me write, i am almost done this book, like 5 to 10 more chapters to go! Until i will be done this entire book!

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Ps, dogs name is Atlas and his breed is a mastiff German Shepherd cross and is a puppy!