My tabby cat has an extremely rich range of expressions. Sometimes I think she’s really silly, while at other times I feel that this little fellow has so many tricks up her sleeve.
The cat was born in July 2019. Along with her two siblings, she was put in a box and abandoned downstairs of the girls’ dormitory. My girlfriend saw them and decided to adopt her, naming her Paper.
When Paper was first brought back, she was incredibly bossy. She wouldn’t let people touch her even as a kitten and always bullied her siblings, often putting her paws on her brother’s head.
At the beginning of last year, we brought her home. After the pandemic situation eased, we had her spayed. Since then, her weight has increased dramatically, and now she’s a big chubby cat.
I don’t know why her fur is so long. Coupled with her weight, she sometimes startles our friends who come to visit, looking like a little lion.
Later, my girlfriend went to school, leaving me and Paper at home for company. During the day, she sleeps at home alone and rarely causes any trouble. When I come back in the evening, she always greets me at the door.
When I have a meal in the living room, she squats on the shelf and watches me eat.
When I read books in the study, she accompanies me. Sometimes she jumps up and wants to lie on my notebook.
Even when she’s sleeping, she has to be in a place where she can see her owner.
If I can’t see her, she might be up to some mischief.
The flower arrangements at home are often chewed bare by her.
She might also be indulging her curiosity, looking for small flying insects like mosquitoes.
Whether she’s playing or sleeping, she can’t be disturbed. If you forcefully pet her, she’ll either bite your hand or meow.
Of course, she won’t break the skin. Maybe she thinks it’s a form of play with humans.
There are rare moments when she’s particularly clingy.
Paper is extremely fond of snacks. As soon as the frequency of feeding her snacks increases a bit, she refuses to eat cat food. When she’s hungry, she’ll act cute around my feet. If that doesn’t work, she’ll jump onto my legs and block my way. Usually, I’ll give her a little scolding at such times; we can’t let her develop this bad habit. Once, after scolding her, her little expression made me burst out laughing.
Paper is very timid, probably because she seldom sees strangers. Once, when a friend came to play at home, she ran away as soon as she saw the person and hid under the bed for a long time. Later, we found her burrowed in the quilt.
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