<span style="font-weight: bold">Back in the apartment  </span><br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic"> Spooky was done with all of his food.. He needed to find more food or starve. He crept around on his hunches to find his prey. There it was just standing a few feet away. Now he had to go more carefully or it would get away from him........<br/> </span><br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic"> Pounced it!  </span></span><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Yuch.... it was only a piece of paper......  </span><br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic"> Bats at the paper ball which flew a few inches away </span></span><br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Now I must find something else to pounce on and kill.....  </span><br/><br/><br/>Rose couldn't get comfortable at all on the chairs. She sat up and looked around at people who were very bleary by now. She couldn't tell if it was from the drink or from the fever. But all she wanted was to get home now....... She cleared her throat noisily as she looked about. Speaking as clearly as she could and straining her voice a great deal, she called out.<br/><br/>â€œWould anyone take me home, please? I'll pay you well for the time and gas. I have some cash.... I'll pay you in cash, half in advance even. Come on people, take pity on me. I'm too sick to just stay here. I have a tiny kitten that needs to be fed......â€ Rose opened her purse and looked in her wallet. She had only $25 in her wallet. That should be enough for a cab but she needed to add to it.....the hidden money! She would use the money for the trip home and replace it later. She pulled out the change purse. In it was still the $200 out of the $300 that she kept for emergencies. She would use it and break into her household money when she got back home. She would have like about another $300 or so just in case mad money.<br/><br/>â€œI have $225 dollars with me and have more at home.......  Please someone! Anyone....... you sirâ€ Anne caught a coat sleeve that walked by. She looked up at the person with tears in her eyes.<br/>â€œPlease take me home. I'll pay you the $225 now and more when I get home. Please, mister....... If not for me, then do it for a tiny kitten that needs to be taken care of.........â€