>>58530978>The vehicle rocked.>You were sure you had her there.>You winced, your paws sizzled on the scorching van’s metal hood.>The minivan, driven untold miles for untold hours in the blazing sun, was hot as a griddle.>Inside, the wide-eyed family barely started their yelps before you leapt off.>Again, the vehicle shuddered.>You’d apologize if you weren’t attending to someone.>Kat attracted too much attention.>Surprise, joy, amazement, fright, and a little anger popped and blossomed all around.>Emotions impossible to blot out.>Bleeding through your brain like an oversoaked towel.>The best you could manage was outfocusing the feeling.>Focus on the pursuit. >A moment of attention on the unmissable emotions would overwhelm your senses.>Unlike you, the zeraora had no reservations of coming near people.>Intentional or not, she brought you out your element.>Weaving past trees and across rooftops was your style.>Kat zipped into the rest stop without a care.>The only reason you stayed hot on her heels was the girl’s erratic path.>Everything caught her attention.>After peeking at the vacationing family, she bolted into the convenience store.>And through the aisles. >The storefront lit like a Christmas display.>Chasing her in would cause more damage.“Out! Now!” You screamed, waving at the high-energy nuisance to stop poking the rolling hot dogs.
>She whipped past a startled customer, back out the same door she entered.>And past you.>Nearing the gas station pumps nearly gave you a heart attack.>You pushed yourself further, hoping to end this before disaster struck.>She decelerated to a jog, pausing momentarily at a gruff woman fueling her sedan.>Her curiosity disappeared at your rapid approach.>You thought about calling out to her again, for all the good it would do.>It hadn’t stopped her the first dozen tries. >It wouldn’t now. 