It curls under my chin, swipes the side of my face, wipes goo out of the corners of my eyes, and then goes into my ear. It tickles. I want more of it, even though I am not sure what just happened or how I got myself into a position to be licked—especially by the deli owner's son. My school skirt, knee socks, and pajamas are in a pile on the terrace. Yoon's shorts, T-shirt, and yellow gloves are piled alongside. I remember. Emerald eyes. Black mask. Copper face. White mouth. A blur of teeth and fur. A cannonball made out of cotton. Yoon has turned into the deli cat. And I have turned into a kitten. I wriggle away from Yoon but am cupped in Nick's human hands. Yoon is sitting on Nick's lap while Nick offers me to him for a bath. Nick says something to me I can't understand. English is foreign. He could speak Greek, and I'd understand it the same. He is using a soothing tone, saying my name a lot because it's the one word I recognize. "Mary, (fill in the blank with information on my officially turning).
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