(A few days ago, After Kyra's POV.)

Riri

Currently, I'm being used as a tissue by my mum. I mean I know I'm tiny and I can be a potential tissue but she's ruining my perfectly white fur with her tears and running mascara.

The reason my mom is crying is unclear to me. She was with my Shivyansh uncle —who is like the best, he gives the best pets —  a few minutes back and when he left she came inside the bedroom with a bowl filled with Oreos and started sobbing while saying,

"When will I get my fictional man?!"

I wonder who these fictional men are, Mum talks about them a lot. I mean, she always has her nose in a book — which allows me to sneak around her room and scratch at her things — and then she squeals and fans her face before wishing she had a fictional man in her life.

My mum is the nicest woman on earth. She saved me from Kanishk uncle when he was going to throw me out and she always takes care of me. I love my mum a lot, and I always tell her that but she just says "Meow meow meow" and I don't know what the hell she is saying. She needs lessons in meowglish.

Kyra mum picks up another Oreo from the bowl before munching on it while sobbing quietly. I reach out with my paw to get one of the Oreos from the bowl but before I can grab it Mum hugs me to her chest before kissing my head softly.

"My Riri baby, I love you so much, never leave me, my baby."

I softly pat her shoulder with my paw before snuggling into her. Not leaving you mumma. Ever.

Mum picks up another Oreo before pushing it inside her mouth and taking a sip of the iced coffee in her other hand. My intrusive thoughts are telling me to snatch away the Oreos from Mumma, but I decide to take them from the bowl.

But before I can do anything to attack the Oreos again, mumma gets up from her bed and settles me down on the floor, keeping the bowl of Oreos on her desk.

Dammit mumma, just give me some too, I'm craving that delicious biscuit.

I walk behind her feet till she stops at the bathroom door and looks down at my figure.

"I'm coming in five minutes Riri, udhar jaa ke beitho."
(Go and sit there)

She points towards the bed before turning around and shutting the bathroom door in my face.

The audacity of this woman...

No Riri breathe, she's your mum. Like she says, you came from her womb.. which is unlikely but oh well, she's till your mum.

I carry myself to the bedpost, my white tail looming around me. Being a cat has given me the ability to stretch and jump, and I'm gonna abuse this ability and get those Oreos kept on Mumma's table.

Skilfully jumping onto the corner of the bed, I stalk over to the side of the bed where Mumma had left the bowl of Oreos.

I carefully step over Mum's books before climbing on the table my tail fluttering with excitement.

Finally, I get to taste these delicious-looking heavenly treats.

But before my paw even touches the biscuits in front of my sight, I hear some sounds from the window. My ears pick up at the noise and I frantically jump back onto the bed and hide in the corner, staring at the creature climbing inside.

The creature, turns out, is none other than a big human. He has big muscles, black messy hair and an annoyed expression on his face.

"Why the fuck is there so much security outside this girl's house. I might as well murder them all for being a pain in the ass."

Yea asshole, it's to protect mumma from thieves like you.

Oh no...
it's a thief...

I must do something.. I've to protect Kyra mum.

And being the hero I am, I jump out from behind the pillows before creeping up to the tower wearing black clothing. He's very tall, taller than Mumma but I can take him. Mumma raised no coward.

As soon as I'm at his post, I scratch at his leather boots, climbing onto his feet and the clingy onto the fabric of his jeans. And he didn't even notice me, what an imbecile.

I climb further up his leg, before clinging to his jeans. Blood rushes through my veins as I feel the thrill of beating up this idiot for entering my mum's room.

But before I can attack his thigh with my teeth, the tall man grabs my body, pulling me up to face him.

"Well, aren't you a tiny kitty, when did she get you?"

Tiny? TINY?

That's it. How dare he insult me like this.

I clench my paw into a punch and forward it towards his face. It misses by a centimetre and the asshole in front of me lets out a deep chuckle.

"Wow. You tryna fight me, little guy? Be careful before I throw you out. I'm the only guy in her life."

He gives me a smirk as if he's achieved something by saying this greatly stupid dialogue.

At least I was right about the idiot part.

"I'm a girl you fucker."

I meow out, ready to punch him again but he just shakes his head and puts me down on Mumma's dresser

"Now now, I don't understand your meowing, let me just finish my work and go. Can't risk señorita seeing me."

The big man places a box on my and mumma's bed before putting a lily on top.

Lily? That's mumma's favourite...

OH MY GOD

Is he the fictional man my mother was crying about just a few minutes ago?

The man walks over to me, before crouching down and facing my fluffy figure.

"See you later small baby."

He places a peck - the same place Mumma had before - and moves towards the window before jumping out.

Huh. Weird man. I've to tell mumma about this.

And just on cue, the bathroom door opens to reveal a refreshed mumma. Her hair was all combed and pretty and her cheek and nose were pink from the crying. Her eyes linger around the room before they land on me and a bright smile appears on her face.

"There's my baby."

She scoops me up in her arms before bopping my nose with her soft fingers. I lick her cheek as a sigh of affection and it makes her let out a giggle of happiness.

Mumma continues to peck my paw and then my head again until her eyes settle on the box the big man had left her.

Kyra mum walks over to the box, me in her hand before we both stare at the large pink and black box.

"Who placed this here Riri?"

Mumma picks up the lily on top of the box before taking a whiff. A soft smile coats her lips and she places the lily in the vase next to her bed.

"Mummy ek ajeeb insaan aaya tha aapke room me, I tried to fight him but he kept me on your dresser and left this box for you."
(Mumma, a weird man came into your room, I tried to fight him but kept me on your dresser and left this box for you.)

I stretch out my arms, showing Mumma the size of the man, but the only thing I see in her eyes is confusion.

"Riri I don't understand your meow meow baby."

Of course, you don't Mumma, that's why you need meowglish lessons.

Mumma sets me down on the bed again before her pretty hands open the lid of the big box.

She gasps loudly before pulling out a pretty black top with a huge bow on its front. Her eyes glittering at its sight.

God. Mumma and her new obsession with bows. She literally caught me the other day and tied a pink ribbon around my neck because she was obsessed with ribbons and bows these days.

Before she can do any experiments on me, I sneakily climb out of our bed and escape out the door.

My sneaky tail peeks into the room on the first floor, watching mumma's mum holding clothes, mumma's mum's mummy sleeping in her bed peacefully.

Then my feet pause outside Kanishk uncle's door. I hold a personal grudge against him. He almost flew me out of this precious house. So being the sneak I am, I totally peek into his room, trying to find evidence against him. But I saw a sight I didn't wanna see.

Uncle had his wife in his hold as he gave her a creepy smirk and she looked away from him. Before he does anything else I quietly move away from the door and turn away.

Gosh. Newlywed couples. Now I need bleach for my innocent eyes.