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Bad Luck

Superstitions. Everyone talks about it. Here I roam around the neighborhood without a home. The other cats doesn't want to come near me because I smell like human. Those that don't have an owner that is. Still, my large size doesn't intimidate one stray. Gradually, I'll be able to have another partner as I work with this stray. A little girl wants a cat badly and keeps on buying cat food and feeding this stray. One thing I warned about. The parents doesn't allow her to have a cat and she spent her earnings to buy food. That's not good enough. As black as night and an indoor cat by day I've often spoken to this stray many times. If she's a good girl, her parents might cave in and she'll get the stray as a pet. Two months is her birthday. Bad luck? Well, the waiting time I'm sure she has to endure. Kittens gets dumped in this area all the time. Same with puppies. So always have to watch for animal control.

I had an idea. Since black always meant good luck- can hide in the dark. It gives good luck and an advantage. Many prey uses black for hiding from us. She'll be able to keep the kitten. Just like how my owner has much success in her career, all I need to do is to appear to the little girl through her bedroom window. Then luck will play its part so she could have the stray. At night, I could crawl onto her window and cry. Seeing me is all it takes.

At night, I crossed the street and found a white cat doing the same thing. One glare from his eyes tells me that he planned to bring bad luck for the little girl so that she could never adopt the kitten. I hissed, then turned around. Around the corner a car came, heading straight to me. Bad luck. White stands out from the rest.

The next thing I know as I opened my eyes is being held and someone weeping. Then I realized it's the little girl cradling me in her arms and crying. A mew- the stray kitten had come as well in protest of what happened to me!

"Yes, stray. I saw a white cat before getting hit and injured. This totally ruined my chances of finding a good home for you too. Her parents still don't approve," I meowed back.

"I think, if you really want to adopt and keep this kitten, you may. Consider it your birthday gift two months before your birthday," the little girl's father said.

With my heart pounding in excitement, I put my full force in flipping over. Accidentally, it was too much. I ended up landing on the cement. Then I heard my owner coming with the little girl's sibling whining. The whole family had aroused the neighborhood. Struggling to my feet, I dashed to my owner as if nothing had hit me. The pain lingered but I focused on ignoring it. To be back home and see a stray get adopted is my best surprise ever. My plan worked. Black brings good luck for the unfortunate.

Length: 532 words
Prompt: Write a superstition a pet has. (#1)
Contest: "The PET NEWS CONTEST"