The Great Cat Nap by A. M. Bostwick

Author:A. M. Bostwick [Bostwick, A. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780990685708
Published: 2014-10-28T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

After Bolt lollopped into the night, I walked in the direction of Penny Street. My mind was racing and I hoped all of the cats had gotten back safely. I also worried about the well-being of all those cats and dogs we’d freed. For those who were truly homeless—would they know where to go? What would they do?

Rounding the corner of Penny Street, I took a moment to take in my surroundings and made sure I wasn’t being tailed by any unsavory characters with heart-and-arrow tattoos peeping out from under their sleeves. It was mid-evening now, the street was quiet. Only the sound of a loud television set blaring through the paper-thin walls of a nearby house could be heard. Richard Simmons was encouraging a spandex-clad crowd to sweat to the seventies.

Entering the secret alley of Rogue, I heard a cacophony of voices. Following them, I found an array of cats surrounding an old milk crate where the manatee-sized Rogue stood, his arm draped casually around a cream-colored long hair with a faux-gem collar. Lady Diamond. Everyone was celebrating; the big bad wolf was back in town. Minx danced around, handing out bits of jelly donut to hungry felines. Frisky panted with a large grin on his face. I carefully approached, listening to their excited chatter. I was grateful to spot Kit Kat and the others. We were all here. It was a jailbreak miracle. On the outskirts of the group, Sloan spotted me and ran to my side.

“Sloan! Do you know what this is?” I asked.

“Yes, Ace. I believe this is what’s called breaking and entering, vandalism, and felony escape,” he tallied up on each toe.

“Right, buddy,” I said, patting his shoulder. “But we did it. This is a plan that actually worked. We freed a cat marked for death.”

“You’re right,” Sloan agreed, smoothing his ears. “Hey, did you get back okay? I thought that lab I was riding was going to careen straight into a minivan. With my clipped claws, I could barely hold on.”

“The shepherd took me out of the way, but that’s all right,” I answered, quieting as Rogue called for silence.

“Make way, cats,” Rogue ordered. They all parted, became silent, and looked at me.

“Well, look what the cat dragged in,” he announced. I stared at him.

Rogue motioned for me to come forward.

I wasn’t a dog that would sit up on my haunches, though. I remained seated next to Sloan. Lady Diamond’s green eyes sparkled as she examined me, but didn’t smile. Sensing my hesitation, Rogue leapt to the ground and walked to me, his gigantic head towering well over mine. He must have Maine Coon mixed in his bloodline.

“Are you Ace?”

“I am Ace.”

Offering an outstretched paw that resembled a furry baseball glove, Rogue declared, “I owe you one. Much obliged.”

I took his paw and nodded. He watched me, waiting. Sometimes a long pause can be a reporter’s best friend.

“You must have good sources to have found me,” he finally said.

“I do,” I answered, thinking smugly of Ally.

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