Magical Masquerading

The 24th December 2008, Christmas Eve.

It's usually a very happy night, but for me it wasn't.

I was almost in parenthood, as I was having kittens.

Alonzo was very worried about me, but he felt quite proud of me for being so brave.

At dawn, there was a mew.

Two kittens lay in my arms, one white and the other golden, black, white and brown.

"Victoria will be the white one's name, Sillabub the other. Victory is the meaning of Victoria, and Silly-Devil is the meaning of Sillabub." I said, and Alonzo agreed.

When the kittens got out into the world, they met lots of other kittens older than them.

Etcetera was only six months older so she played with them.

Then she entered, Grizabella.

I tried to touch her.

Victoria was just shoved away by Jellylorum.

Sillabub was three inches away from touching her but was shoved away.

Sillabub luckily was shoved unhurt but Vic hit her head on an oven.

Victoria was immediately fussed by Jelly.

Sillabub slinked over to the car hood and sat down.

"Midnight
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight
The withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan

Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
I was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again

Every streetlamp
Seems to beat a fatalistic warning
Someone mutters
And the streetlamp gutters
And soon it will be morning

Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I mustn't give in
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin"

Grizabella fell to the ground crying.

I got up to sing, but Sillabub beat me to it.

"Sunlight through the trees in summer

Endless masquerading."

I joined in, bewildered.

"Like a flower as the dawn is breaking!"

Grizabella screamed the last words of her sad song and walked a few steps away.

Victoria got up...and touched her on the hand.

When the dawn broke, Griz was living happily in the Heaviside Layer.

30th February 2010

Sillabub is screaming as I am holding her hand.

She is in childbirth with Pouncival.

"Jemima, I think you should give her a comforting message." That was Alonzo.

"Sillabub, push. Come on Silla! You'll survive!" Vicky said soothingly.

Victoria has two kittens already, probably because she's the oldest. Vicky's kittens are named Jellina and Alcyone. They are queens.

I close my eyes, waiting for the kits.

"Mew"

I open my eyes, Sillabub is there, tears trickling down her face and sobbing.

So are two female kittens.

One is a beautiful shade of yellow with green stripes, white front legs, black paws and a black chest.

The other is light brown with darker splotches.

The yellow one is called Lininaiasha, the other Caramella.

Pouncival, Sillabub, Caramella, Lininaiasha, Plato, Victoria, Jellina, Alcyone, Alonzo and I are really happy here in the Junkyard!

THE END!