Wednesday, August 06, 2008

The Cat In Kew Gardens -Tomo Nakamura-

Despite it being his moving day, it was raining heavily. He had to bring some packs many times in heavy rain. His name was Bob. He had a best friend called Will in L.A, but he died last month. Will loved his mother and he bought a necklace for her. But he didn't keep in touch with her, and didn't send it. His mother lived in N.Y, so Bob decided to come here.

Next day, Bob began to look around Kew Gardens. He only knew that she lived here. Not only didn't know where she lived, but also he didn't know her name. Everyday, Bob walked around Kew Gardens. There were a lot of trees bigger than trees, and most people who lived there were old people. It had been raining, day after day.

One day, after the rain, when Bob walked on a road with big trees, he met a beautiful cat that sat on one of the big trees. After that, the cat came with him everyday. While it was raining, the cat didn't appear. But after the rain, the cat appeared and came with him. He sometimes spoke to the cat. The cat looked like listening, although it couldn't understand. After spending time with the cat, he felt that his pain from the loss of his friend was going away. Therefore, he spent long time with the cat. He walked around the Kew Gardens, drank a cup of coffee outside the cafe and sat on the grass in the park, with the cat. The cat looked like enjoying with him, and he healed his sorrow day by day.

After three months, when Bob went to the park, the cat sat on a bench next to an old woman. Then he sat the bench and talked with her. Despite being old, she was beautiful. However, she looked sad. She said that her son had died four months ago. He found Will's mother!

Bob handed over the necklace to her. She was very pleased at getting a wonderful gift from her son, because she was not sure if he liked her. While walking out of the park, they both talked about her son, Will. Bob said good bye to her in front of her house, finding that the cat wasn't coming with him anymore. He tried to find the cat, but it disappeared. He knew that the cat would never come back to him. And it began to rain.

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