Cat-astrophe

“Ashwini! Come and eat,”Mom called.  

“Coming, Mom!”I said.  Breakfast.  Yum.  I rushed downstairs and into the kitchen.  

“What are you making?” I asked.  “Pancakes?” 

“Waffles.  Now go sit down at the table,”Mom said.  And so I did.  But here is the weird part.  On the table was a glass of lemonade with green bubbles floating in it.  Naina (my sister) came downstairs. 

 “Well what are you waiting for.  Drink it.”  It looked so cool and tempting.  I didn’t see that mischievous smile on Naina’s face.  With a trembling hand, I held the glass.  I hesitated.

“Go on,” Naina said impatiently.  I took a tiny sip.  Poof! The next thing I knew, there was smoke all around me.  My body had a tingling sensation.  I felt small.  Finally, the smoke cleared. 

 “What just happened!” I yelled.  Right after I said that there was a meow.  I knew that was coming from me.  I covered my mouth with my hand, except it wasn’t exactly a hand.  It was a paw.  I looked down at myself.  I had grown orange fur with red stripes.  My ears pointed toward the ceiling.  Four paws and legs.  Whiskers and a rhinarium.  I was a cat.   

“Mom! Mom, come here! Look what Naina did to me! She turned me into a cat!” I yelled.  Mom came running toward me.  She gasped and turned to Naina.

“Young lady, you are grounded! Turn her back this instant!” She scolded. 

“I’m sorry Mom.   It was just a prank.” Naina apologized. 

“Just a prank! This is not funny! Now are you going to change her back or what?!” She yelled.  I smirked.  Naina glared at me.   

“It’s going to take about a day to do that.  I need a piece of ginger, three cornflakes, yellow and green food coloring, sprite, and one hair of a black cat.” My smile faded immediately.

“Naina Narang you are in sooooooo much trouble,”I hissed.  She rolled her eyes.  

“Well! What are you waiting for? Get to work,”Mom tolled Naina.  Of she went.

As I watched Naina bustle back and forth, I thought of how to get her back.  Maybe I could put toothpaste in her oreos.  Or scare her so bad that she would run out of the house and call for help I thought.  It was almost 10:00 when she stopped and took out a pair of scissors from the cabinet.  I followed her outside.  ROOF! Oh no.  The neighbors dog.  Guess what I did.  I followed my cat instincts.  I ran.  I ran into the backyard and right into a cat trap Naina had made.  She came running over to me.  I scowled.

  “Really.  I hate being a cat,”I said.  Naina grinned, and opened the cage.  

“That was hilarious.  You should have seen the look on your face.”

“Not funny!”I growled. 

“Relax.  It was only a dog.  On the brightside, I caught a black cat!”

Finally the potion was done.  I took a giant gulp.  Smoke filled the air again.  The same tingling sensation.  When it was all over, I looked down.  I sighed with satisfaction.  Good to be back.  Then I turned to Naina.

“Now for your punishment.”