~Monday October 28, 2017~

It was Monday again. Driving back from school just like the day my mom died. I came to the corner where I saw the ambulance and cop cars. I waited for a car to pass before driving onward. I soon as the car sped up, I slammed my foot on the beaks because of a grey cat sitting in the road.
My heart was racing and I was breathing hard. The cat sat, in the middle of the road, making eye contact that I didn't dare break. The cat looked down up and down the road, then back at me. The cat made a nodding motion with its head and walked to my car.
I was very confused and peered out the car window to see the cat starring at me. I opened the door, making to get out, but before I could, the cat jumped in the car and sat down in the passenger seat.
I was still very confused, but continued on my drive home. In the driveway, I opened the door and leaned over to pick up the cat, who dodged me and again jumped over me and out the door. The peculiar cat sat at on the steps leading to the front door of my house.
I walked up and opened the door, allowing the cat to go in before me. My sister, Ann, ran up to greet me, but got distracted by the sight of the cat. Ann screamed with glee and ran to pet the cat. The cat, who had been sniffing a plant, turned and allowed Ann to pet them.
Dad ran in, clearly worried about the screaming. "What's going on?" He said. "I found a cat," I said," Can- can we keep it?" My dad agreed causing Ann to again scream with glee. " What will we name her?" Ann asked. " What makes you think it's a her?" I asked in return. Ann paused, as if listening to something and said as if it were quite clear, " I just know." She smiled at me and our dad innocently.
"So any ideas for a name Alice?" My dad asked, smiling for the fist time sense mom died. This made me happy, so I smiled, showing my braces wound teeth and said, " How about Misty?" Only I knew where the idea came from for the name. Misty, short for mysterious.