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You have a near miss that almost kills you (maybe you almost got hit by a car, the plane you were supposed to go on ended up crashing, you narrowly dodged a falling piano, etc) and you're thanking your lucky stars that you're alive...until you realize that no matter who you talk to, no one responds to you. Strangers don't hear you on the street, friends don't return texts or calls and no one answers the door when you knock. It's almost like you're a ghost….for the next twenty-four hours, you appear invisible to every other person on the planet but then suddenly, out of the blue, it's like nothing has changed and none of your friends know what you're talking about when you explain the odd phenomenon. Was it all a dream?
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Mel quietly stalked the furry rodent that sat nibbling on a discarded peanut, his tail twitching slightly as he inched closer. When the squirrel took off running the large cat gave chase, he wasn’t paying any attention to his surroundings so when the rodent streaked across the street he did too. Unfortunately for Mel, the squirrel was much faster and nimbler then him and raced up a tree just as he entered on coming traffic. The car swerved to avoid the giant cat in the road even as said cat scrambled to get out of the way, yowling in surprise the whole time.
Somehow he made it out alive, just had his fur standing on end out of shock. Who knew squirrels were attempted murderers! “I hope you choke on that peanut!” The large cat yelled at the gray rodent mocking him on the tree across the street only to shut his trap with a snap as he realized he spoke out loud… where people were! Ooops. That was a big no no. Like huge! Like up there with not revealing your magical self to civilians. The cat anxiously looked around as he hunkered down trying to hide, to blend into the sidewalk, as if a golden savannah cat could ever ‘blend’ in let alone into a cement sidewalk.
To his surprise the few humans who were around hadn’t heard him. They weren’t even paying him any attention! The two sitting on the bus stop a block or so down were playing on their phones, ok so yeah they likely wouldn’t look up if a clown rode a unicycle backwards on a elephant in front of them, but the lady walking his way on his side of the street should have atleast reacted. Right? Unsure exactly what was going on the golden furball slowly got up and approached the lady. He circled her a few times and even sat right in front of her but when he didn’t get a reaction the large cat got a rather mischievous look in his eye. He was invisible! Or being ignored… either way the possibilities were boundless!
With the squirrel completely forgotten but his hungry stomach most definitely not the large savannah cat took off running. First stop the closest sidewalk cafe!
Still not quite trusting his new found indvisablity the large cat approached the fencing that marked the seating area of the small sandwich shop. He scouted the few people chatting and eating at the tables before settling on a trio of women who were ignoring their food while gabbing. The lady closest to him had a pretty yummy sandwich too. Moments later the plate smashed to the ground and he was sprinting away with his prize. When no one chased after him he slowed down and found a place to munch away in peace.
Being invisible is the greatest!
Once his meal was done the large cat made his way down the sidewalk, weaving between the feet of the humans who had begun to crowd the space. Like that first lady, he was completely ignored, at least as far as he saw, which was perfect for Mel’s plan since Venom was still in theaters and he really wanted to go see it. Sadly cats weren’t allowed in normally but for an invisible cat no place was out of reach. So with that in mind the cat sauntered along and slipped in to the theater’s doors behind a large crowd. It didn’t take a rocket scientist to make it into the appropriate screening room, he just repeated the same move that got him into the building.
Approximately three hours later the large cat exited the large building, prancing as he mentally went on his way. Who knew being invisible would be so epic! Time to steal some more food! Maybe some fish this time. And so the savannah cat spent the rest of his day being a rather large menace.
He had no way of knowing that before the week was out he would become semi famous on the internet as his ‘lunch time’ actions were shared. Apparently a cat who blatantly steals food from a sidewalk cafe table was fairly popular.
