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Cat Whisperer

January 9, 2023 11 Comments

By Mugdhaa Ranade

Neel’s Siamese was all over me as soon as I stepped foot in the house.

“What the hell!” Neel could not contain his surprise. The Siamese was rubbing itself against my denim-clad legs, meowing loudly. It sniffed at my fingers vigorously and started licking them when I bent down to pet it.

“He only does that to my wife!” Neel cried, voice coloured with envy and betrayal. As I rubbed the cat’s belly, I thought about how 40 minutes ago, Neel’s wife and I were in her office cabin having sex with clothes on.

I laughed. “Guess I’m a cat whisperer.”

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  1. Patricia Stott-Prince says

    January 9, 2023 at 9:42 am

    Very good. You say a lot in a few well chosen words.

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  2. Yolanda Joosten says

    January 9, 2023 at 12:11 pm

    Wow! That was a great twist.

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  3. Scott Bogart says

    January 9, 2023 at 12:14 pm

    Nice one!

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  4. 2912 says

    January 9, 2023 at 1:26 pm

    What Yolanda said

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  5. Derek says

    January 9, 2023 at 2:00 pm

    This is a very good example of flash fiction, economy of language and a twist in the tale.

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  6. Jillian Collette says

    January 9, 2023 at 2:43 pm

    Love this!!! Perfect twist at the end and love the wording that you used. This made my day!!

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  7. Tom Baldwin says

    January 9, 2023 at 3:20 pm

    Great fun, with a great twist.

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  8. Liz says

    January 9, 2023 at 3:28 pm

    Ha ha! Excellent.

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  9. ab says

    January 9, 2023 at 4:49 pm

    Efficient. Beautiful. Surprising. Insightful. Great work.

    Reply
  10. Yogita says

    January 10, 2023 at 3:47 am

    Ha..loved the twist..great work

    Reply
  11. Toni Brayer says

    January 11, 2023 at 10:49 am

    Well done. Excellent

    Reply

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