The Story of Ayisha
Chapter 1:
Phillipeda knew that she would not live much longer. Weak with sickness and labor, she knew that she would soon die. She looked at the two queens sitting next to her on the floor, where she had just given birth to just one kitten.
"Take care if my Aiysha," said the beautiful black and white queen, "Don't let him hurt her." With the last of her strength, she handed her little kitten to her two dear friends and died.
"Phillipeda..." the gold and black queen cried quietly. Her red and black cousin silently hugged Demeter while cradling the kitten. Tears stained Bombalurina's face as she mourned for Phillipeda.
"Bomba," said Demeter, still crying, "What are we going to do?"
"I don't know Deme," Bombalurina said, trying to wipe the tears off her face. Demeter reached for the kitten from her cousin. She gave a small, sad laugh.
"She has Phillipeda's green eyes Bomba."
Bombalurina looked over at the kitten and smiled. She looks almost like Philli... except for the touched of ginger on her shoulders and stomach." Bomba's eyes suddenly went wide and she gasped.
"Deme... when he finds out that Philli is... gone, you will be next." she paused," And who knows what he will do with Ayisha... You and Ayisha need to get out... now!"
Deme shook her head slowly. "I can't leave you here... you're like a sister to me."
"But you and Ayisha need to get out before he hurts either one of you!"
"Then he will hurt you."
Bombalurina stood up and paced. Demeter sighed.
"The best thing to do would wait. We wait until Ayisha is old enough to understand why we much run away from this..." she paused, searching for a word to describe the cell they were in, "... this, hell, and to when she is old enough that if something were to happen to us, she would survive somehow."
Bombalurina reluctantly glared at her cousin.
"Fine. We wait. But not for long."
"Just until-"
"She is old enough to understand," sighed Bomba, "I know."