Chapter 20 - F

I had my last session with Marie soon. We spent that session talking about what was going to happen after I got released. I was really happy when she told me that Ozzie was going to take me to live with him; I had wondered where I was going to go after the center as well.

I really liked Ozzie, and I could tell he liked me too. He was really gentle with me, and he always let me cuddle with him. Even though he looked kind of scary at first, he was really nice and was really careful not to do anything that may hurt me.

After that session, Marie told me that Ozzie had left to go home for a while. She let me wander around, so I went to hang out with Anne and Billy until Ozzie got back. Billy was like Anne; his dad had been really mean to him, so he ran away and someone found him and took him to the center. He was older than me, so was Anne. Both of them were taller than me too. Anne had blond hair like mine, but it was darker and shorter. She was a human, and looked closer to Ozzie's age. I didn't know how old Ozzie was, but I know he's older than me. Billy was tall and skinny, and he had brown hair that was cut really short.

Billy was really shy, and Anne usually was hanging out with him. She wasn't as shy, she was just careful. We watched TV for a bit, and I ended up falling asleep. The medicine that Marie said that I had to take now made me sleepy.

When I woke up, it was because Ozzie was gently shaking me. I smiled when I saw him, purring softly. Ozzie smiled when he heard and saw that.

"Hey," he said. "Let's go back to your room, okay?"

I nodded, and Ozzie gently picked me up and carried me upstairs to my room. I purred and wrapped my arms around his neck, letting my eyes close as he carried me. I opened my eyes again when Ozzie started to set me down on the bed, yawning. He went to my dresser and brought me a pair of pajamas for me to change into. I went to the bathroom to change clothes before climbing onto the bed again. Ozzie laid down next to me on the outside of the bed, wrapping his arms around me. I rolled over and snuggled into his body, his comforting scent putting me to sleep.

The next morning, Ozzie woke me up and helped me pack my clothes and the other things I had. He had brought a suitcase from his house yesterday, so he helped me out my things in it. I didn't have a lot; mostly just clothes that Marie had given me. I had some crayons that Anne had given me, it was a big box with a bunch of colors. I also had my blanket, but I didn't want to put it in the suitcase.

I stayed the rest of that day at the center, so I could say goodbye to everyone. I was a little sad to be leaving, but I was also excited to live with Ozzie. After dinner we left.

Ozzie carried the suitcase for me while I carried my blanket, and held Ozzie's other hand. He led me to a car in the parking lot behind the center; it was a red Jeep. I was a little nervous now, but I knew that I would be fine. Ozzie would help me feel comfortable in this new place. And I trusted him, I knew him just being there with me would help too.

The car was lifted a little bit higher, so I jumped a little bit to get into the passenger seat. Ozzie came around my side to help me get into the car, but chuckled a little when he watched me jump in and went back to the driver's side. He got in and started the car, looking over at me to make sure I was buckled before starting to drive away. I laid my blanket over my lap and purred softly, smiling at Ozzie.

Ozzie glanced at me out of the corner of his eye and smiled back. "Yesterday I made sure to get your room ready for you," he said. "It'll be a bit late when we get there, I can take you around the area tomorrow."

I nodded. "Okay," I said. It was getting dark already, and I pulled my legs up to my chest to cuddle into the seat under my blanket. I watched out the window as he drove. We drove out of the town after a bit, and through the woods for a while before I felt the car start to slow down and we turned onto a dirt road. I yawned, sitting up again in the seat and looking out the window again. We were in the woods, and the dirt road led to a long-ish one-story house in a clearing of the trees. The house was a faded brown color, and was attached to a garage. Ozzie pressed a button on a small remote he took out of the cup holder in the car and the garage door opened, then he pulled in and parked.

He unbuckled and walked around to my side of the car, opening the door for me. I unbuckled and stretched, then bundled up my blanket and slid out of the car. Ozzie chuckled a little, helping me down out of the car. He opened the back door and grabbed my suitcase for me, then held my hand and gently tugged me towards the door in the garage that led to the house itself.

Ozzie turned on the light when we got into the house itself. "Do you want a quick tour or do you just want to go to sleep?" He asked me.

"Jus' wanna sleep," I said. I was really tired already. Ozzie smiled and nodded. He showed me the bathroom, then took me to my room. It was like my room at the center; the bed was pretty large and had a thick beige comforter on it. There was a big dresser and a nightstand next to the bed, and a big closet.

Ozzie helped me take out my pajamas from the bottom of my suitcase, then he left while I put them on. He came back into the room to make sure I was comfortable, then sat with me on the bed for a bit. As I was starting to doze off, I felt Ozzie stroke my forehead gently and he told me that he would just be across the hallway before leaving my room and going into the room directly across from mine. I fell asleep soon after that.

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