"Kitty"..by Michael

A simple name was given to a new baby pet cat. Eleven year old Timothy called her "Kitty". She was a light colored orange with beautiful blue eyes. A short tail that would wag just like a dog when her owner would pick her up and talked to her. Mom and dad smiled at their son's special love for this animal. Fresh food and water were given daily by him, along with a thorough cleaning of her litter box. Without prompting, Kitty would jump up onto his bed and cuddle up with him. One small paw would rest on his shoulder as she purred herself to sleep. Timothy would awake to a licking of his cheek as he smiled and then kissed his roommate good morning. The years passed by quickly as time often does and the now twenty year was a young man. His baby was a full grown adult. Kitty suddenly stopped eating and drinking her daily food and water. Mom and dad decided to take her to the vet for a checkup. A lung infection eventually took her life away. Mom and dad held their son as they all hugged and cried. Kitty was buried in the backyard garden as three final prayers were said. One year later it was Timothy's birthday once again. The anniversary of his parents buying him his first new baby pet cat. It was a Saturday morning when he felt a pressure next to him on his pillow. A tail brushed across his face as it woke him up. Kitty then licked his cheek as both greeted each other once again. Her beautiful blue eyes smiled as he picked her up and talked to her and then kissed his roommate good morning....

Romance and love not only resides among us people. It also dwells in the heart and soul of an owner and it's pet. Case in point in a short love story about Timothy and Kitty....

 

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Author's Note

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Reviews

[rainyman76]

Great little flash fiction piece told with grace. Most animal/human interest stories revolve around "man and his dog," but few come along about the feline/human interaction. This is a great story for kids and that's the first venue I thought of when reading it. It needs a bit of cleaning up and this would be ready for submission to a children's story site. I suggest the following: Line 3: replace talked with talk. Line 8: should be the start of a new paragraph. Line 9: add "the twenty-year-old" was a young man-eliminate the period, add "and"-after adult you could add "cat" or eliminate the word "adult" and add "cat." Line 12: eliminate "away." Line 14: eliminate period after word "again." Line 18: suggest end sentence with period and make next line 19 the beginning of final paragraph Line 19: change "resides" to "reside"-eliminate "us"
-eliminate period and add comma. Line 20: eliminate "it's" and add "his or her." Also line 20 eliminate the article "a" and add "the" and eliminate the adverb "about."

[Michael Reisman]

A great review and thank you! My poor grammer must be due to the 6 packs of beer while writing. Lol

[rainyman76]

You're very welcome. Nothing wrong with a six pack or two or three. Used to put a few of those away myself. Don't follow in my footsteps and let it rule you, I made that mistake and paid for it many times over, but the past is past and only the future counts. JBB