Cat Scratch

Once upon a time, there was a girl who had a cat. He was a long haired siamese, with eyes of aquamarine and strands of silver fur. Every time the girl was sad, she'd lift her cat's paw and give herself a little scratch to remind herself of her beloved pet. In this way, the girl would transform her sadness to joy. With every insult thrown her way came a scratch. Every loss, every heartbreak, it all went scratch, scratch, scratch. Through this scratching, she'd turn her pain to dust. The cat knew this wasn't normal human behavior. No one else in the house picked up his paws like that. Just her. One day the girl came home after a particularly hard day. She'd failed two tests and lost a close friend. Right away, she approached the cat. "Take my pain away," she whispered. "Turn it to dust." And with a scratch, it all was gone.