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Fup. Store Cat.
The Trip to Kahani
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Zooey
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"In, passed through?" Fup wants to clarify. She keeps her eyes closed as she counts. "Twenty-one."
"I've been through thirty-six," Zooey brags. "Peed in thirty-one."
When Fup finally does open her eyes it's so dark she can hardly make out Zooey's yellow hair or the ferns just a few feet away. Four in the morning, she's guessing, or maybe it's only two. The restless chatter goes on and on: Wiggums has never left Oregon; Joe was born in California. Their voices give structure to the night, shape and shelter among the dirt and the rain, a place to be, the place they are together.
Maybe she's just tired or homesick, or maybe she's worried about the walk home. But why would she worry after making it all the way here? She's losing track of her thoughts. They jostle for attention and quickly disappear, like these phantom aches and pains. Wouldn't you figure that if you slept outdoors for long enough, you'd learn to sleep more soundly? Wind rides through the branches, collecting gossip and spreading it across the hill. Will a verdict come before morning? Just a little rest is all she needs, a month of naps, a year of sitting still. Down on the forest floor, there's nothing to do but wait.
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