Life has never been simple, not for me, not for my family, and especially not my cat Lucky. You see, Lucky came along about ten years ago when she was a scraggly little kitten with a belly full of worms. The minute I saw her meowin' at the screen door I fell in love, much to my parents' dismay. They gave me every reason as to why we couldn't keep her, but I always secretly took the leftovers from dinner we didn't store and fed them to little Lucky.
She would always wait by the trashcan in the backyard, curled up and twitchin' from her dreams but as soon as she smelled me coming she was up and swishin' her tail. Soon enough, mom and dad broke down and let me keep the kitten inside, this time much to my brothers' dismay. Once my younger brother, Ponyboy, and I had given her a bath we realized how pretty she really was.
Her fur was a deep brown color, shinin' seamlessly over her tiny muscles only interrupted by small spots of black and gold. Her big green eyes looked up at me and I heard dad sigh before walkin' over, the old wooden floors creakin' as he went.
"Well, ladybug, looks like you take on after your grandmother more than we thought," I heard him say before sittin' down next to me on the couch and reaching out a hand to pet the now purring kitten.
"How is that, daddy?" I ask, cuddlin' Lucky close to my chest and giggling when she settles down into my lap for a nap.
"Your grandma was one of the few who saw more to people then where they lived and what mask they put up. It makes me proud that you see more, too," he says, smiling down at me and pattin' me on the head before heading off to him and mom's room for bed.
I sat there on the couch for a while with Lucky curled up and dreamin' on my lap, pondering my dad's words and trying to make sense of them. Now, years later in a world where my dad doesn't chase me around the house and wrestle with my brother's, where the only time we see him and mom is when the boys and I make the long drive to the cemetery, I finally understand.
Hey guys, this whole prologue ties into the end of the story so stay tuned, but go ahead and let me know what you think her dad meant to her with those words. I should have another chapter up pretty soon, so please review to let me know what you think!
