Phantomess of the Jellicles
By Lightspeed
Chapter 2
Bom had made a wonderful mother. She had a nice cozy box in the junkyard to live in. She kept her new child well fed and made sure Winger was healthy.
But the child, herself, was amazing! This didn't show at first from her lack of speech but one night Bom and her visiting sister, Demeter, had caught Winger reading a thick novel most humans couldn't read or understand. Her mother was so proud. Bom's child now seemed like Heaviside Layer's gift to her.
But, not only had this young Queen become smart and throw it out as a surprise, she was also able to out run anyone or anything. Winger could run faster than any other Cat in the tribe, thanks to her long and thin body. Wing had beaten even Alonzo and Pouncival in races.
Though our main character's talents were wondrous, the Jellicles were somewhat hesitant to accept her. Such as, when Etcetra and Victoria was invited to meet this new addition to the family, they stayed away from Winger with huge eyes and it wasn't until Jellylorum scolded them that the two came near her. They naturally did like this Cat immediately with her playful personality and tirelessness. All three girls giggled (Winger kinda smiled/giggled but close enough) all after-noon. Sadly, some did not even care to be near the newcomer. Electra caught a scent of a movement in Wing's air because 'Lectra took a distaste for Winger.
Before long, the Jellicle Ball came. Winger was extremely nervous yet completely excited about her first Ball. She loved dancing and wanted to meet some more Cats. Maybe even some Toms. *teeheeheehehe!* Sure she was dumb (that means a mute, speechless, or voiceless not stupid.) but all Winger would do would be to mouth all the words. Mr. Mistoffelees was to be there, surely. And best of all! This was the year Winger would be allowed into the adult group.
Anywho, on the night before the grand Jellicle Ball, Bombalurina strode into the area where Winger was supposedly living. "Are you sill reading? If you read too much, miss scholar, you'll head hurt too much to go to the Ball." Bom nagged.
Winger shook her head as if saying, no can't be true, I've read for hours before and that's never happened. But Wing put her book, Myst: Book of Dn'I away, back in her pile of books and rolled over in her bed. Winger sat there thinking of her past life.
Those awful nights. Mother and father fought a lot and forgot they had 4 kittens to take care of so often. Wing's mother would frequently come into their child's room and cuddle against Winger. She'd say, "my little Wintry, someday you'll become a great Cat and your father will be proud of you." Winter knew that her father often came home after drinking some beer left behind the liquor store. The he'd yell and scream at his children and at her mother. Father especially hated her, for being an angel, for behaving, never stealing or fighting, and for being so kind and gentle. Father wanted a Tom like Macavity. He got that same Tom too. Minutes after she was born, Macavity was born in her litter...