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Fup. Store Cat.
The Trip to Kahani
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Bear
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Zooey
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"I thought by the time the trunk opened I'd be in Montana," Fup tells the rapt crowd gathered after closing: ten kittens in the aisle, behind whom on shelves sit puppies in cages and, to the right, toward the front of the pet store, dozens of young birds. "I clawed at the back seat for miles," Fup continues, "until eventually I decided to let go, to just sit perfectly still and let the car move me." She gives the kids a moment to think about stillness.
"With my eyes closed I could imagine myself floating above the ground. I fell into a trance, from fear or peace I don't know, but when the trunk finally opened and I leapt out there stood Bear and Zooey beside me. And we were here at the mall."
"What's Montana?" twitter the parakeets.
"Debit or credit?!" the parrot shouts. "Debit or credit?!"
"Ignore him," Cesar's niece assures Fup. "He always has to be the center of attention."
"Tell us the story you're bringing to the trees," an American Shorthair pleads, "the one about your parents." She's never been allowed out of the cubicle this late. She wants more than anything to stay up all night.
The dogs begin to perk up, wagging their tails. Across the room, fish gather at the front edges of their tanks, floating near the top of the water, keeping quiet and straining to hear.
"Debit or credit?! Debit or credit?!" the parrot repeats, and Cesar's other niece runs off to shush him.
Fup starts: "My parents met in the woods, in Maine, during an ice storm that knocked out power across six counties for a week. Dad's legs were nearly frostbitten when Mom heard his coughing under the shed and went out with her brother to investigate. They found my father shivering in a hole he'd dug in the dirt."
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