~Goodbye~
I tumbled over on the dusty ground as I try to catch my tail. Dust clings to my white pelt but I do not mind. Other kits are playing with each other around me, but none of the make any move to come closer. They usually avoid me anyway.
I scramble to my paws, giving my tail a quick lick. It is then that I notice I am alone. All the other kits are with their mothers at the edge of the clearing. My own mother, Speckletail, is waving her tail at me like she did earlier when we were playing. Does she want to play now?
I bounce up and down giving little squeaks so she will come over. She's seen and is running towards me now. Something is wrong. Speckletail looks scared. I wonder what happened. Hopefully she is not hurt.
Sharp pain pierces me and I wail me aloud. I flail my paws and scream for the help as I float of the ground. What's happening? I am so scared. I look up and scream again as I see a huge bird with a curved beak and piercing yellow eyes. Cruel talons are digging into my body.
I cry for help, but there is no need. Speckletail is already leaping for the bird. She grabbed it and rakes it with her sharp claws. I almost purr with relief that I am being saved. I do not like this bird. Mother will make it go away.
But she is thrown to the ground. Wind ruffles my fur as I am carried away. There is nothing I can do. I feel numb with shock and fear. What will happen to me? No one answers my question. Somewhere, deep inside, I know that I will never see my mother or the other kits again.