anonymous
2009-07-21 14:57:47 UTC
Chapter 1
Virgo, a twelve years old cat, sat down on his bed. He held in his lab a huge magic book that he had been reading since yesterday.
“Virgo...’ a scratchy voice came from the lower floor. “ Virgo, Dinner is ready”
Disbelievingly, Virgo leaped of his bed and peeped out of the window. Night had fallen and the stars were sparkling over the yellow lights of the kingdom. Time has stolen Virgo through the pages of this book.
As he examined his black, shiny fur and slender arms in the mirror of his wardrobe, he decided that now was the best time to tell his parents of his long, hidden wish. The wish was to become the first cat wizard in Gomez kingdom of cats.
Slowly, he thought of the words he will say, rearranged them and decided that now was the best moment for the whole world to know.
None of Virgo’s parents knew that Virgo was reading magic books. As he opened the door of his room, he remembered the book lying open on his bed. He walked back, clasped the book that was at least five times heavier than he was, and slid it under his bed with a forceful push.
Virgo jumped down the stairs, taking each two steps in one leap.
Then he scurried to the dinning room. There he found Mr. Farkor, his father, with his broad, puffing chest, red scarf, and long pointy tail that twisted around the chair’s arm.
Mr. Farkor grimed thinly at Virgo.
“Good evening father.” Virgo pulled out his chair that was shorter than the other chairs.
‘Good evening Virgo.” Replied Mr Farkor with his low voice. “How was your day?”
Virgo nodded.
Mrs. Farkor walked in with a tray of steaming turkey. Her brown hair bobbed up in thin tresses. She placed the turkey on the table and sat beside her husband, under the gleaming lamp that hung from the ceiling.
It was a delicious meal. Plates of rice, bowls of peppered soap and dishes of grilled Australian rats, all spread across the circular table.
“Now tell me darling,’ said Mrs. Farkor ‘do you like the rice and turkey’. Mrs. Farkor said, halfway through the meal.
Virgo nodded placing down the spoon and facing the cheerful face of his mother. “love it mother. But I need to tell you something else, away from the food.”
“Oh. Ha-ha” Mr. Farkor laughed out “. You will tell us of the book you have been reading today. Very well, I want to know all about it. Lately I found no time to read at all”
‘No father. ‘Said Virgo clearing his throat ‘I want to tell you something else’
“Go on dear’ said Mrs. Farkor placing a warm paw over her son’s arm “is there’s anything you feel bad about”
“No mother but...” Virgo stopped for a second, “I want to be a wizard.”
Silence fell over the dinning room. Then Mr. Farkor spewed out some grains of rice over the table and started coughing. His chair fell back. He dangled on the ground bumping into a vase of daffodils standing beside the mantle piece.
“Oh no…’ Mrs. Forkor dashed at her husband bringing him up to his feet.
“He’s just kidding darling’ said Mrs. Farkor sitting on her knees beside her husband “right darling?’
‘no mother I’m not kidding” Virgo stood over his chair, his paws sinking into the creamy cushion “I want to be a wizard”
Virgo bounded high up and fell on his hind limbs. He raised his hand and swayed it high up, imaging a wand in it. “I’ll put a spell on anyone that comes in my way. Send bats at him...Wahoo”
“Stop it…” Mr. Farkor yelled, “Stop it now.”
“Calm down darling” Mrs. Farkor patted her husband’s shoulder. Repulsively, Mr Farkor pushed her hand away and sauntered furiously towards Virgo.
“If I hear you mention this once again you…” Mr. Farkor raised a threatening finger against Virgo’s wide snout. “bad things happen to those who practice such things in our kingdom, really evil things”
“I don’t care father” Virgo stepped backward “I’ll go out of the kingdom if so. I want to be a wizard”
“Enough.” Mr. Farkor quaked his head and furiously smashed an ashtray standing at the mantle piece. The ashtray fell in pieces to the wooden floor. Virgo stepped backwards, tears swelling up in his eyes, and ran to his room.
After slamming the door, Virgo jumped to his bed and dipped his head under the pillow. The sound of his sobs was loud. He tried to suppress them as much as possible but he failed.