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Write a story about someone who sees a black cat cross their path... for the tenth time that day.

Posted in Mystery on Nov 7, 2019

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✍️ 40 stories

Superstitious Misfortune

Submitted to Contest #13

She notices the kitten around noon.Black cat or not, whether her friends whisper about misfortune following her in to form of an animal, Maria doesn’t really see a reason to make it into something bigger than it is. An animal.The cat’s too tiny to be intimidating, to be some harbinger, an omen designed to resign a person to their upcoming downfall. Having watched it creep forward on legs too thin to support its own paws, fur matted and patchy, there was less worry about it having hold over any misfortune other than its own.So, Maria doesn’t ...

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The Cat

Submitted to Contest #13

There it was again, gently walking across a thin, backyard wall. Wagging its tail from side to side as it moved. Its black fur shiny in the afternoon sun, it looked at Steven as it passed him. For the tenth time today. Steven was sure of it. The cat was entirely black save for its eyes, which were a deep yellowish-green, but there were some visuals about the cat that made him sure it was, in fact, the same cat. The way one ear had a chip out of it, the length, and particular fluffiness, of its tail. How it would stare at him as he ...

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Contact

Submitted to Contest #13

Alison sat straight up in her loft bed and almost hit her head on the ceiling fan. There was so much noise coming from the basement. She could smell intoxicants but she couldn’t identify where they were coming from. Alison and her parents lived in a small two bedroom house. Her father Darrell converted the basement into his man cave/ laundry room/ storage unit/unfinished renovation.  Consequently, it was his personal area because no one else wanted to be down there. Her baby sister was rushed to urgent care when...

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Sturm und drang within Mouse a' Leanie

Submitted to Contest #13

Preface: Tabby wandering upon mine twinkle toes (woozy after drinking excess Boozie), this stray wrist took cat attired with trademark funereal black swallowtails quietly saunters (on faux paws) with somber self importance. Yours truly relegated Topeka outlook around outer limits of Katmandu, especially smug with knowledge that paganistic superstitions still maintain tide score in tandem with rubric (and mortar) accepted organized religion. This nearly twenty Earth orbitz within demarcated (Gregorian calendar) twenty first century after cat ...

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Mabel Calls for Help

Submitted to Contest #13

Mabel was a cranky old lady who called the police when the neighbors' kids played too loud outside or when someone's pet strayed into her front yard. On this particular day, I was the only emergency dispatcher on duty, and Mabel had called in three times about a certain cat who had decided to make itself comfortable on her front lawn. I have to be honest, I was getting a bit flabbergasted by this lady."Ma'am, don't you have a back window you can look out of instead?""Well yes, but I am not looking out the window for entertainment. I have to ...

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Ill Omens

Submitted to Contest #13

Swish!Keres, with a swift motion of her eyes turned towards the brick wall. The same soft, plush black tail flailed around for a second, and then vanished, like a feather in the wind. This was the tenth time now. She had grown so accustomed to this ritual, it almost felt like she was waiting for the next brick wall, just to try and see another lurking black cat.But as she yet again craned her neck to get a better view of the disappearing feline, a strange thought floated into her head. The previous brick wall around which she had spotted ano...

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A Twisted Fate

Submitted to Contest #13

Tick, tock, tick, tock. The clock on the wall is about to strike two in the afternoon. I had been busying myself with sorting out my outfit for the evening. It’s the 31st of October, Halloween, and I’ve been invited to a Monster Ball by my friend Aiden, he is a complete Halloween nut-job. I went all out on the outfit for tonight and have spent way more money than I initially planned to, but the dress is amazing and it’s worth it. It is a proper Victorian styled burgundy red dress, with creamy white decorations. The buttons are black and it c...

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The Cave

Submitted to Contest #13

Crisp. Calm. God, I loved fall. The sky was cloudy, but everything had such brightness to it. The orange and red fallen leaves crunched under my feet as I walked down my favorite nature trail. Ii held my camera in my hand with the strap wrapped around my wrist, ready to snap any quick photos I could. My earbuds played my favorite artists as I looked about, enjoying the scenery. So many brightly painted trees. A wind blew and I suddenly saw something move in my peripheral. Ii turned to find what it was, hidden behind a large oak. A cat. Anoth...

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Misfortune Like a Boomerang

Submitted to Contest #13

Kiara and David walked out of their favorite restaurant after a dinner date when a black cat ran by right in front of their feet. “Not again!” Kiara exclaimed as she stopped in her tracks. David instinctively stopped beside her and opened his mouth to ask a question. Before he could make a sound, a lightning bolt hit the street sign at the corner, causing it to fall right where they would have been standing. They both screamed and rushed back into the building. A waiter nearby made sure they were okay and told them they could sit down until ...

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Coincidence

Submitted to Contest #13

The first time, it was nothing more than a strange coincidence. She didn't think much of it. It was just a cat; it didn't mean anything.She didn’t even stop to look at it, just continued along the sidewalk. She had long ago perfected the walk of not too fast and not too slow. Fast enough to seem like she belonged, like she had a purpose, but slow enough so as not to appear as if she were running from something, as if she had something to hide.  She didn't smile at anyone, but she didn't frown at anyone either.She stu...

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