GRACIE
My Project: 365 Creative Writing Prompts
Day 92: Halley – The Easter Bunny?
I have a friend in Chicago who has a cat named Gracie. Whenever I sent Alex pictures of Christmas, Easter or Halloween decorations, she always wonders how everything stays so neatly in place with cats around. She adds that, with Gracie, this would not be possible. Gracie would destroy such a meticulous setup within minutes.
I always told her the same … my cats don’t touch the decorations. They will look at them, they will sit with them, but they don’t knock anything over. They don’t even touch them.
All that changed when Halley joined the family. This is Halley’s first Easter and the first time she sees Easter decorations. She does more than just looking and sitting with them though … she rearranges. Have a look at these before and after shots …
Does Halley object to the yellow chickens? Does she feel there should be a bunny? Is it possible that she is of the opinion that she is a bunny? Whatever her motivation, she had no problem pushing the big chicken out of her way and slapping the little chickens off their feet.
And it’s not just Easter decorations. Anything that lies on the coffee table, on the corner table or anywhere else sooner or later takes a dive.
It all starts very innocently. She sits on the coffee table, spots an object, takes a closer look and ever so carefully touches it with one of her front paws. When it doesn’t fight back she touches it again, this time with more confidence. Next, she moves it a little, and a little more and if I’m not there to stop her, within no time whatever it is goes crashing to the floor.
So far she's had it on with my lipstick, a USB stick, a pen, a coaster, a spoon, a bracelet … it really doesn’t matter, if it’s on the table, Halley will send it to the floor.
Right now, because of her size, she can’t jump on cabinets and counters yet, but as she grows older and bigger she will no doubt broaden her horizon and then Lord help us all. I already fear the worst for when Christmas comes around.
Anyway, now I understand why Alex is so reluctant in decorating her home on special occasions and I’m sure when she’ll read about Halley and sees the pictures she’ll nod with a smile and think … welcome to my world.
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