Ya need to read “Cat Nap 1” -this is the sequel.
Flash Fiction / Cat Nap 2
The sledgehammer was carefully wrapped in wax paper, since it was the only thing available at the present. The police took prints from the top of the refrigerator to make sure that is where the hammer was originally located. They also took prints to see if there were actually kitty paw prints on the hammer and took prints off the cat to make sure they didn’t accuse the wrong cat.
There was a possibility that another cat was trying to frame the gray cat to get rid of him since he was such a nuisance, walking around the females, sniffing under their tails. The other cat could have jumped up on the refrigerator and pushed the hammer off and jumped before he or she was discovered, allowing the gray cat to get the blame. To assure that this didn’t happen, other cats in the house were paw printed to save the time it took to come back to the scene of the crime. After the printing, these officers needed emergency medical care.
The bloody part of the hammer was matched up with the bloody part of the skull showing a very large crack. They matched.
I was examined for bloodstains but there weren’t any. Officers went through the house seeking washrags or other incriminating evidence to support the fact that I may have committed the crime instead of the cat. They didn’t find anything.
Before the jury was picked, they were scrutinized. They all were asked if they preferred one color of cat more, than another color, or if they had a prejudice against cats that weren’t pure bred. The ones that stayed for the trial liked all cats.
After the evidence was presented, the big gray cat meowed innocence, with only a computer e-catourney available on a laptop. Since the other crimes, (the mirror, the soap dish, etc) hadn’t been reported prior to this case, and it was his first offence on record he was given leniency. There was a possibility he didn’t know what he was doing. He might have found and chewed some of his owner’s sleeping medication, with a documented side effect that he could have done this in his sleep, unknowingly.
The cat was indicted but given a suspended sentence, with the understanding he was to stay in a cat carrier, in his home, and only leave to eat, drink and use the sandbox.
The pound was already full of other high risk offenders and there wasn’t any more room at this time. The owner signed an agreement to post a dog on a leash by the cat carrier every day to make sure the big gray cat behaved and didn’t figure out how the latch worked. There wasn’t a monitoring bracelet small enough for the cat.
To make things worse, as soon as the gray cat returned, in his cage, his favorite feline went into heat.
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DCAllen reviewed Version 1 -
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My main criticism is that this is an ongoing story. I’ve read the first part of this. It’s not flash fiction.
I don’t know why people have a problem with a story being told by a dead narrator, but some do. I think you should ignore these people.
This is brilliant and original. Your bare just-the-facts-ma’am style is excellent.
Why not post this as a short story in progress?
I usually comment on grammar and punctuation, but your text looks good.
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AstroBoyJ7 reviewed Version 1 -
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As a cat lover I was instantly sucked into this great film noir parody! My favorite part was the potential jurors being screened on what color of cat fur they preferred. Priceless! I would love to see where you take this, good stuff!
squarehopper reviewed Version 1 -
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I found this interesting to read. Although you failed to make me suspend my belief system enough to really get into the story fully. Some more work has to be done to fix this. How comes that the police are prepared to take “paw prints”? And why would a cat be prosecuted at all?
Also, I would love some showing instead of being told what happened.
GOod luck.
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