Serendipity
“Where’s Serendipity?”
“One guess.”
“Well, I am in no mood to see her.” Adam scoffed.
“I don’t think she has any desire to see you either. Think she’s still mad at you for yelling at her this morning.” Heather said, not really paying any more attention to Adam as she was to the television.
“She’s mad at me?” His British accent cracked a bit with defiance. “She takes my things…constantly! I find them in that tower of hers, like she’s storing them for the winter…like she’s collecting pieces of me…”
“You’re starting to sound paranoid…” Heather giggled.
“Go on; make a joke out of it.” He clenched his fists. “The only reason you’re so calm is because she NEVER steals your things away.”
“If it bothers you that badly, then just tear down the tower, that way she has no place to hide your stuff.”
“Destroy it?” Adam’s face lit up, why hadn’t he thought of this sooner?
He leapt up each step with a purpose and threw open the double doors. Serendipity stretched, yawned, and stared down at him from the tower ledge.
“Don’t you dare! I won’t have you giving me those sad eyes again.” Adam’s heart melted. She seemed to have an awesome power over him.
“Fine, have it your way, but this is the last time.” He said for the billionth time.
The kitty tower was safe, once again. The cat curled back into position and grinned.
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Comments
LOL…saw it coming…Enjoyed the read.
Thanks
Thanks, Paul! Glad you enjoyed it!
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I love it that the cat won! Serendipity isn’t a bad name for a cat, either.
Wandering, the cat always wins…at least in my house… lol! BTW, I always wanted to own a cat named Serendipity. My cat’s name is “Milo”. Not as inspiring. LOL!
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Awww. Ha ha. Cats always win. Fun story!
Zolton, yes, in my experiences…cats do always win! LOL! Thanks for the comment!
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god have i had cats like that!! they always always won!! nice story
Miri… those cats are usually the kings and queens of the castle! LOL! Thanks for the comment!
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great story..with a twist…yes cats have many slaves…and we humans seem to fit the bill quite purrrrrr fectly
Jewels, I know…our cat thinks we’re his slaves. For Father’s Day, the cat left my dad a card that said “Happy Father’s Day…to a great lap!” LOL!
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A nice “cutesy” tale this. One thing I would have to question though is what is a “British accent”? Britain is made up of England, Scotland and Wales…all with very different accents. I think it might be a little better to say an English (or Scots or Welsh) accent…and yes people could start asking about regional accents within each, but as a generic term one of these would be better.
DBA, thanks for the feedback! I use British Accent when I am leaving it up to the reader to decide for themselves. I am not into giving too many details and like the reader to decide for themselves. So, I guess whatever accent that forms in the mind when reading this is the accent that it is meant to be. I guess it is like saying an “American accent”, when, really, accents here tend to vary by region. I guess I like readers to personally fill in the blanks themselves, like they are the directors of the story and I am just the screenwriter. LOL! But, good looking out! Thanks for the feedback! Cheers!
P.S. I personally envision Adam having a Scots accent because I viewed him as Gerard Butler when writing this. Hehehehe…
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I enjoyed the story but I did work out it was a cat early on.
As for the accent thing, saying someone has a British accent is more akin to saying someone had a North American accent.
It is unlikely that you would ever mistake a Scottish dialect for an English dialect, with perhaps the exception of the border areas. Similarly would you mistake an American accent for a Canadian one?
Micky, I have never heard someone use the term “North American accent”. North America is a continent (which also includes Mexico, so there would be Mexican accents as well), so not sure how it is the same. But, when I lived in London, I always heard people commenting on my “American accent” eventhough someone from California would have a much different accent than someone from North Dakota or Texas or New York. I did not mean to offend anyone by using the term “British accent”, and I know (first hand) how different the English, Scot, Irish, and Welsh accents are. I just wanted readers to decide for themselves. I have used this device in stories where use the term “American accent”, so that the reader can decide for themselves (in their heads as they read) where the character is from. I guess I think more like a screenwriter and do not like too many details. It used to annoy a writer friend of mine who wanted to know wever detaila nd she would critique my work accordingly. I guess some people like more detailed writing and others like to decide for themselves.
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This is funny and well-written. That cat has a miond of her own. I expected a dog, but I guess no one builds dog towers, do they?
Natella, it seems that most figured out it was a cat, but my twist was more that it was a cat tower…lol.,.so, I am glad that you thought it was a dog…at least I twisted somebody! LOL! Cheers!
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Enjoyed reading this. Read this very late in evening; yes, knew serendipity was a cat. Have my cat and dog right here with me in a small room with radio on reading this out loud to them. Did they pay attention?…well, one’s purring the other is starring at me wondering if I’ll comment out loud. Liked it. PS: I like the British accent effect as to set a tone to where this was. ‘British’ made it more secular…..okay…I live in New York…I’d be one to have the ‘English’ accent hahaha.
CanvasMan, thanks for the comment! That is so cool that you read to your cat and dog! I try readiing to my cat, Milo, and he just yawns and looks at me like he is thinking “And, I’m supposed to care about this, why?” LOL! Sure, if I shake the cat food jug, he comes running but he rarely gets involved with anything else unless it involves sitting on a lap. Oh, but he will watch American Idol. He actually watches the tv screen as if he could sing better! LOL!
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Really enjoyable read and great take on the prompt word!
Thanks, Alison! Cheers!
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