protected, he reached in and grabbed me at the back of the neck and pulled me out of the cage against my will. For some reason I thought of my mother which, was a strange thing to think about at a time like this. Before I could figure out how to counter attack I felt a cold jab in my side and the next thing I know the room seemed to be spinning. But I wasn’t afraid like I should have been. In fact I started to feel really calm. The need to fight no longer seemed important and I relaxed my grip on my attacker. Immediately I was back in my home with Vincent and Josie and the Chambers. All attention was on me. The Chambers were petting me and saying, “that’s a good kitty”. Vincent and Josie were acting different as well. They were practically falling over themselves to rub up against me and there was no more talk of the strong dominating the weak. When it was time to eat I noticed an additional bowl next to the bowl that we normally eat from. It was overflowing with food and I saw my name written along the front of it in large capital letters. Vincent and Josie took turns eating from their usual bowl. After eating my fill all three of us cuddled together under the desk and we fell asleep contented. When I awoke I had a splitting headache and my entire body was stiff. I looked around for my siblings but my vision was blurry. I couldn’t see but I could smell and I knew exactly where I was. I was back in the cage being guarded by terrorists wearing lab coats. As I started to regain consciousness the realization that I really needed to escape from this place began to solidify in my mind. My escape from this prison will soon take place, as you’ll find out if you continue reading. I heard one of them approaching so I shut my eyes tight. “Better not let on that I’m awake until I can find an opportunity to escape.” I heard voices. Again I could tell it was me they were talking about. “He’s going to be just fine but we had to put a warning sign outside his cage. He turned into a mean cat.” Said the voice. I heard the door opening and then someone reaching inside the cage. “Now’s my opportunity!” I thought. “Reeeeowww” I screeched and struck out with my claws. I was about to connect with my target when I heard something that made me draw back. “Christopher!” shouted a very surprised voice. This voice was familiar. It was Jeffery Chambers. He was alive and no doubt came to rescue me. I rushed to the door of the cage pressing my face against it to be as close to my rescuer as possible. I began to cry “nnraaowww, nnraaoww, nnreeoww,” over and over again. I was overjoyed to see him. I couldn’t even control my emotions. Once again the pleasant warm feeling that I felt when around him gripped my body and all the pain and fear and anxiety disappeared. “It had to be him,” I thought. “I should have known. He was the only one that could have taken me out of this situation. Out of this pit of despair.” On the car ride home I couldn’t stop talking about all that had happened to me. I know Jeffery couldn’t understand me but he just listened and said “there, there. I know. I know,” in a calm and relaxed voice. I didn’t even mind being in the plastic cage he was using to transport me because I knew that from here on out everything was going to be all right. As long as I could remain with Jeffery Chambers I would be ok. So it became very important for me to stay close to him.
When I smelled that we were back in the apartment I finally stopped crying. I was so happy to be home that when my cage door was opened I darted out sniffing the air of freedom. My body hurt. I was exhausted. But more than anything else I was famished. I headed towards our bowl maneuvering with difficulty still having that contraption around my neck to prevent me from examining my body. As I walked towards the bowl Vincent and Josie were in my path. They smelled and were looking at me with curiosity but when I