You are a bit bored with only being able to play around the buildings as none of you are allowed on the playing fields or the woods any more. You know it is because Justine and then Mary had gotten themselves lost but you still think it is unfair that everyone else should be punished.
But then after a moment of upset you forget about them as you are enjoying playing with your friends.
You see where Rebecca and Samantha have hidden just in case you want to tell the seeker when you are found and then slip down the back of the Janitor's hut.
The hut is dirty and you can sometimes smell the smoke from the Janitor's stinky cigarettes that you are told are bad for you but today you don't mind.
You know that Cleopatra the school cat is back from the vet and you want to see whether she is all right. You know she will be upset because the school took her children away from her then did something not nice to her.
Like most of the pupils in the school you had been worrying about Cleopatra ever since the headmistress had explained she needed to be “fixed” to stop her having any more kittens. You thought it was really unfair to do that to Cleopatra and even though your big brother had told you that all animals should be “spayed” it still sounded cruel. It also meant that you wouldn't have any more kittens to play with next year.
Thinking of kittens and how happy Cleopatra would be when you could stroke her you didn't notice the cobwebs or the dirt you were getting on your clothes. If you had then you would have been upset at the thought of the teacher or your mum telling you off for getting messy again.
But those thoughts never bothered you while you looked for Cleopatra.
You spotted Cleopatra curled under some old desks and crouched down. This was where she usually had her kittens, something she would not be doing again if what your big brother had said was right.
“Hello pussy, it's me.” The pretty white cat looked at you and you could see the sadness in her face. You felt very sorry for her and with difficulty you wriggled through the legs of the stacked desks until you finally reached her.
By now you had fully forgotten about the game of hide-and-seek and reaching out you stroked the unhappy pussy cat.
Cleopatra seemed hesitant but when you crawled into the tiny space with her she seemed to relax and climbed into your lap, purring with happiness. You could feel the vibration of her joy as she lay on your chest, licking your chin like you had seen her licking her kittens before the teachers took them away.
That made you sad for a moment until you noticed a mewling sound coming from a dark corner. It was hard to see back there but you thought you could see something moving.
In the tiny space Cleopatra had been hiding you suddenly realised there were two cute faces looking back at you. It was kittens! Cleopatra had saved two of her children and you were the first to see them. This was super good and you loved having a secret to tell everyone.
You reached out carefully, extending a finger to the kittens where they lay in the folds of cloth that they were using as blanket. It looked as if clever Cleopatra was using some discarded school uniforms to keep her children warm.
Cleopatra stopped licking you for a moment, then realising you were still her friend she started licking all of your face and then your neck. It tickled, her tongue on your skin, but you didn't think about her cat's spit on your blouse. You were too happy at having found the kittens.
“Clever Cleopatra, hiding your pretty kittens under here.” You whispered into the cat's ears.
“Such a clever cat but how do you look after them all by yourself if we can't help?”
In the past girls who were best behaved had been allowed to feed the kittens but you knew that you couldn't let teacher know about these two. You would have to sneak some food down here. You thought about asking your mum for an extra PB & J sandwich for your lunch box tomorrow that way you could help Cleopatra feed the kittens.
You had totally forgotten about the game of hide-and-seek but now you could hear the sound of someone on the other side of the stacks of old desks. Someone was probably looking in your usual hiding place.
Cleopatra seemed to be feeling disturbed too as she climbed all over you until she was almost sitting on your shoulder. By now you were curled around the two cute kittens and you really didn't want to be found any more. Not if it meant going back to class, knowing the kittens might be getting hungry.
If you get found here then the kittens will also be found. Maybe you should go back to the game to keep the kittens hidden. That was your thought but Cleopatra seems to have some ideas of her own.
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