Chapter One (01)
Sochima walked to the back of their house and met the shock of her life

Well it’s the shock of her life because she never expected such to happen

The pet of the house; the cat, Millie was sprawling on the ground, struggling for it’s life, substances coming out of it’s mouth

Millie was her favorite, her own pet, and she would never want anything to happen to it

She immediately raised an alarm

“Mum…….. mummy…….mum”, she shouted, her eyes still fixed on the dying cat

“What’s it? Why you shouting my name like that?”, Mrs Chike or better still, Vera, her mother said, coming out of the house

She pointed to the cat
“It’s Millie, look, it’s dying”, her voice was panicking

Vera looked at the struggling cat on the floor, and back at Sochima, who still had her eyes glued to the cat
Like there was anything she could do to help it

She clapped her hands
“So, it’s because of this thing, that you are shouting in this manner?”

“I don’t want it to die”, she cried

It was funny and amusing
Her mom laughed

“A grown-up like you is crying because of an animal”, she said and laughed

It was indeed funny
Sochima was really grown, and already developing the womanly features

Was in her senior secondary school one (SS1), and was much matured
So seeing her cry and panic for a pet, an animal, was really funny

“You must be a good comediene”, she said and walked to the cat

She looked at it properly, there was nothing she could figure out to help

Then the thought of calling Dr Kingsley, the family vet doctor and also a family friend, came to her

“Sochima, go get me my phone”, she instructed

Sochima ran in with speed and agility, she returned seconds later with the phone

Vera went through the contacts and dialed the doctor

He picked up immediately and she explained her problem to him

As expected, he showed his interest to come over and check out the cat

“Woohoo!”, Sochima exclaimed, visibly happy

Her mom looked at her and shook her head

“You must be crazy”, she said
“Go keep the phone where you brought it from”, she gave the phone to her

Sochima took it and went inside, dancing and rejoicing along

She was so happy, she wouldn’t let anything happen to her Millie
Dr Kingsley should better arrive on time else…….she would kill

She laughed
Kill indeed, but jokes apart, she would, if Millie dies

She walked into the sitting room and met Annette, her elder sister, staring out through the window

“What’s the noise for Sochi?”, she asked, as soon as she entered, still looking out the window

Sochima stopped in her tracks

“Well, Dr Kingsley is on his way here”, she said

Annette abruptly turned to look at her

“Dr Kingsley? What for?”, her eyes widened

“The cat is sick, so mom called him to come and check on her. You know she’s my favorite and I so much love her”, she walked away immediately, to avoid more questions

Annette found herself smiling and grinning from ear to ear

What?
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