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Oh great…it’s morning. The first year of high school starts today, and I already want it to be over. Let me enjoy the joys of slumber a little longer, God.
Unsurprisingly, he didn’t listen to my pleas as my alarm clock kept ringing. I wish I had a gigantic hammer right now. For now, I pressed a button on it to stop it. Begrudgingly, I got up and got ready for the day. Putting on my school uniform, I noticed that my fur was a mess. I groomed the fur into a somewhat presentable look.
Let me introduce myself. I am Catnap, and I consider myself a normal critter. It’s not like I have anything special about me. Unless you count the fact that I can talk to you guys, and that I can seemingly talk without actually saying anything. Let’s just call it telepathy. I’m basically psychic, but I don’t have a lot of powers like a certain psychic from a certain show. I only have the ability to read minds, and other things that will probably pop up. I just want to live a peaceful life. No bizarre adventures. No wacky situations. Just a calm and peaceful life with no annoyances. Okay, now that we are done with that, I’ll continue with my life.
As I look into the mirror, I just shrug from how I look. It’s not like I want to stand out or anything. I picked up my school bag and went downstairs to eat whatever was in the cupboards. Oh yum. Cereal. A perfect breakfast item! Though sadly there was no milk.
I ate it dry, which was not the best, but hey, breakfast is breakfast. Suddenly I hear a loud knock at my door. Oh I wonder who it can be. I went over to the door, and there stood my childhood best friend, Dogday.
He’s a sweetheart and always brings energy to anyone wherever he goes. The sun pendant he always wears fits him. He always shines brightly in any room he enters. His smile always warms the hearts of anyone he meets, at least that’s how I felt when I met him. I’m just assuming he has that effect on everyone. We’ve been friends ever since preschool, so we’re pretty close to each other. Though he’s basically friends with everyone. He doesn’t know that I’m a psychic though. It’s reasonable since I hide that fact from everybody. I don’t really want to be known for being a psychic. I just want to blend in with the crowd.
One thing about this lovable furball is that he doesn’t keep secrets. Though since I can read minds, I know something he keeps only one secret from everybody. His crush. Just to say, it’s me. I’m not sure why he has a crush on me, considering there isn’t anything that remarkable about me if we ignore the psychic stuff, but I’m not really against the fact that he does. In fact, I wouldn’t mind dating him. It’s not like I have a crush on him, but if he does confess, I wouldn’t really reject him. For now, I’ll wait to see if he builds up the confidence to do it.
Anyways, it was the first time in a while since I saw him. The last time was when he was about to go on a family trip for vacation. He got more…buff to say the least. He has more muscle than before. Not that I’m complaining. He looks more charming. I know what you’re thinking. Stop that.
“ Oh dear! Catnap looks so pretty!! Is he staring at me? Stay calm Dogday, he’s probably just surprised by your new look! He’s not checking you out!”
What you just read was his thoughts. I’m making it so that you can read what I have to listen to on a daily basis. You’re welcome.
Well, now you can see that he actually has a crush on me. I waved to him so I could bring him out of his thoughts. He’s brought back to reality and smiles. That warm feeling pops up in my heart. Like I said, he just has that effect.
“Oh sorry, Nap! Ready to walk to school?”
I nod since I finished the bowl of dry cereal earlier. We began to walk together like we always do when we were in middle and elementary school. The school we went to wasn’t far from our street, only a five minute walk, so we just walked together. He brought me close with one arm. I could smell the vanilla from him. It was a nice smell to be honest. I never got sick of it.
“ He’s so cute! I just want to cuddle him on the spot right now! I don’t want to overwhelm him though…”
He hugs me all the time, so at this point, I don’t think me being overwhelmed will matter. My face felt warm for some reason when he called me cute. I don’t know why. Probably still tired.
As we walked down the sidewalk, we saw a huge puddle in front of us. It wasn’t like any puddle. It was actually pretty big. I think they need to improve the roads. We could just walk around it, but I suddenly was lifted off the floor. I didn’t even hear him think before he carried me bridal style. His eyes gleamed with confidence.
“Let’s go!”
“ I got stronger for this very moment! I will be there for him!”
For this very moment?? It’s only a puddle?? Is he actually going to run through this puddle?! Well he answered my question as he ran through the ocean sized puddle. I tried to avoid any drops of water. Yeah I know it’s cliche for a cat to hate water, but I still don’t like getting wet. When he made it near the end of the puddle, he tripped on something, causing him to fall face first into the water. I got dropped onto the dry surface.
“C-Catnap…Go on without me…I’ll catch up…”
“ At least he’s not hurt… live on for me, Catnap…”
You only tripped, you goofball. Judging from the fall, he scraped his knee. I could just do what he says and go into school, but I didn’t want to just leave him there. We’re already a little late. I carefully picked him up and wrapped his arm around my shoulders. I did have the ability to levitate things, but like I said, I don’t want to stand out.
“Catnap…”
“ He’s so warm…His lavender scent smells nice…I love it…”
I got wet in the process. Great, now I have to dry myself off somehow. We slowly walked toward the school as a teacher stood there with her arms crossed.
“You’re late you two! Where have you been?”
“Sorry Ms. Delight! There was this huge puddle in our way, and we had to go through it.”
“What? Whatever, just don’t be late again! You have an entrance ceremony to attend right now! Get going to the auditorium!”
She dragged the both of us toward the auditorium. Well, I guess that was an eventful start to the day. Though from here, I’m going to have a normal high school life. Hopefully.