Saturday, 1 November 2025

Prose 2025 Longlist, Nivedita Narsapuram

 Cats at Ammamma’s 


Cats were permanent guests at Ammamma's home. Often, they were self-invited and

treated themselves to curd or milk. Ammamma shooed them by lifting her right hand and

screaming.


It wasn't an angry shoo and I think the cats understood that and never really left. They just

wandered around. Sometimes we would find a cat near the pots and plants and sometimes

wandering near the dustbin. Once they even scratched a cousin on his face when he was

asleep.


Today as we observe her five months of Ammamma’s passing, a cat came too -- growling.


the uninvited guests

cats at Ammamma

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