The Cry of the Cat, Part 2/3 [Modern Hyakumonogatari: Kowai Hanashi 2/99]

The Cry of the Cat (猫が啼く) Part 2/3

By Nishiurawa in "Modern Hyakumonogatari: Kowai Hanashi"


   One morning, Suzuki woke up with a horrible urge to cough.
   It felt like something was caught in his throat.
   No matter how many breaths he took he couldn't get enough air.
   He jumped up and ran to the bathroom.
   He immediately gripped the sink with both hands and started heaving.
   He plunged his fingers into his mouth to try to get it out, but he couldn't quite reach it.
   While he continued to heave with his face covered in tears and snot, together with stomach fluid something came up out of his throat and into his mouth.
   Finally he was able to take it out with his fingers. It appeared to be a 3-centimeter ball of cat fur.
   "White, brown, black, gray. In any case, it was different colors of cat fur mixed together."

   Right away he gargled with water.
   He carefully rinsed his mouth out and made sure nothing else was in there.
   "Clink"
   A small sound came from the sink.
   A bright pink, oblong pill that was mixed in with the cat fur slipped on the white porcelain and disappeared down the drain.
   It was the rat poison he had put into the cat food.