Chapter 1 Furry FaceTime I’m Tabitha Catarina Tabby Cat for short Here’s the truth about me My personal world does not spin around the sun My world spins around cats That’s correct I L-O-V-E love them Hairballs and all I’ve loved cats my whole life Now I get to work with them every day at Tabby Towers I’m
such a lucky girl But there’s a problem A big one And her name is Alfreeda Wolfe I’m talking about the girl next door She lives on a farm beside my grandparents place Alfreeda L-O-V-E-S loves dogs That’s okay but she thinks dogs are the best I on the other hand am an animal lover Although I love cats most I think all animals are great I would never say anything mean about a dog Alfreeda really drove me crazy a few weeks ago It was the day my very own cat Bootsie traveled from the city to the country to join me at Tabby Towers As usual Alfreeda bragged about dogs and
put down cats She even said unkind things about my sweet beautiful Bootsie I’m sure you’re wondering if my claws came out Well get cozy and I’ll tell you all about it It was early in the morning toward the end of June I sprang out of bed like a cat I pulled off my pajamas and tugged on my leopard-print leggings and a Tabby Towers T-shirt I grabbed my silver locket I opened it and kissed the tiny photo inside It was a picture of my very best friend in the whole world my cat Bootsie
I missed her so much I’d been at my grandparents farm for two weeks Two whole weeks without Bootsie I’d never been away from her for that long I didn’t know how much longer I could stand it I snapped the locket shut and kissed it again I hung the chain around my neck and hurried to the bathroom First I cleaned my cat-frame glasses I brushed my hair and pulled it into a high ponytail I like it sticking up high like the tail of a happy cat Then I brushed my teeth for two full minutes because I like a cat like to be fresh and clean at all times I smiled at the mirror then looked at
