The Magnificent Cat by Nadia Ramadan (early reader chapter books .TXT) 📕

Cat will get destroyed, this is the reason no one killed you! Your grandfather did protect you! I mean knowing you were an heir, Bacilli would have killed you a long time ago!" Picklock interrupted

"What?" James asked shockingly 

"That’s right" Picklock continued "and the same way around as well, if the Magnificent gets destroyed…you will die!"

James stood there and looked at Picklock still in shock 

"As I said earlier James" Picklock continued "you are the Magnificent Cat!"

"I need to be alone now"

"What?" Picklock asked

"Excuse me" James said as he walked away

"James please" Picklock begged "don’t go…don’t think too much, try not to think too much!"

James continued walking without turning back

"This is a top secret!" Picklock shouted hoping that James could hear him.

 

Chapter 15 - Crystal Dove

 

James walked in the street angrily and still thinking about all what happened, all what Bacilli said and all what Mr. Picklock added.

“Why is this happening to me?” James shouted at himself as he walked down the street “this can’t be true! The Magnificent Cat is mine this entire time and I saw it only once! This is insanity…Armand stole it from us Scorpion…why am I talking to myself!” 

 

James was still furious, fuming and frustrated as he walked across to the Greenwood’s house. 

“Armand should be sitting in the street digging up the trashes…or maybe sweeping up the pavements…Who the hell he thinks he is to use other people’s money and build up a mansion as well with it…why am I the bad one to him! Oh I know why…That’s because the Magnificent Cat is MINE! That’s the only reason why…well I promise that once I get my hands on it, the only thing he will be eating is trashes! Meals from the trashes, oh and let’s not forget the rich brat Wade, I swear that person doesn’t even belong to the street…the trashes and the streets are way above his standards, that guy should be tossed into the sewer. And how can I forget about that piece of shit Ray! That sick worthless piece of shit is just a disposal, disposal as diapers; he is not even worth talking about!”

 

Patricia looked out the window and saw James standing right in front of the house.

“What is he doing here now?” Patricia said lowly to herself “and…is he talking to himself?”  

Patricia opened the door and saw James standing there still talking to himself.

“Are you ok sweetheart?” Patricia said she walked out of the door.

James turned and saw Patricia looking at him strangely.

“I am sorry you have to see me most of the time like that” James said as he puts a fake smile.

“What do you mean?” Patricia asked

 “I meant furious and mad all the time”

“Is everything ok?” Patricia asked nicely “you know you can always talk to me”

“No Patricia” James said as he looked at her “everything is not ok”

“What is it James?” 

“It’s not about you” James said as he looked away “its personal and I can’t tell you”

“Don’t you love me?” Patricia said as she walked closer to him

“Of course I do” James replied “it’s just that I don’t know what to do anymore”

“You are acting strange James, is it about your job?”

“It’s more than that” James replied “it’s complicated; I can’t live like this anymore”

“It’s my father right?” Patricia said angrily as she turned away “this is why you are not talking to me!”

“I told you Patricia, is a mess for me right now; I don’t really know what is going in my head”

Patricia turned to look at him straight in the eye.

“All what I know is that…”

“That what…” Patricia said as she looked at him seriously.

“All what I know is that there will be war!” James continued “there will be war with whoever comes in my way!”

“What?” 

“I will talk to you later” James said as he walked away even faster and more fuming.

 

“Damn him!” Patricia said angrily as she watched him go “my dad is right…this guy is going to be the toughest one on our way to possession, I wonder why? All I know is that the Magnificent Cat will be ours!”

 

Lisa looked through the window the same way she did when she first arrived to Bevin, she looked at the parks, garden, shops, houses and of course the strange looking building which is just a few feet away.

She started to think about everything that has happened here in Bevin, all the fun, the work and of course her performance. As Lisa looked through her window her telephone rang loudly. 

She ran to pick it up and answered “hello”

“Hello” a voice replied “is this Lisa Watson?” 

“Yes this is she” Lisa replied curiously “who is speaking?”

“I am Stacey Montana” the voice replied “and I am one of the judges for the concert auditions, which is going to be held at your town in Bevin”

“Oh hello again” Lisa said happily “am I a candidate?!”

“Yes you are Lisa” Stacey replied “I was there at your bar; I heard you sing, and you were darn good!”

“Really…?” Lisa said even happily “oh my God thank you!” 

“Just be ready for the concert we are opening in Bevin” Stacey continued “this concert is going to be big, with talented people all around the country coming to Bevin!” 

“I will be ready” Lisa said still laughing happily over the phone “I will do my best”

“Good luck Lisa” Stacey continued “we will inform you for the time and date soon”

“Thanks for calling, good bye” Lisa said as she closed the phone.

“Waw…!” Lisa said happily as she jumped on her bed “this is the best thing EVER!”

Lisa jumped over and over happily and started to think and dream big. She thought about the Fantastica stage and all her dreams will come in true! She then thought about getting to the Fantastica stage…she remembered the railroad Wade showed her. 

“I should check out that place” Lisa said to herself as she jumped from her bed, grabbed her coat and walked out the door.

 

Lisa walked down the street trying to figure out the exact way Wade pointed out in order to reach the old Rail Way. She walked across the opposite side of the road and through narrow bushes of old trees. It was clear that the way was not used by anyone anymore, no people walk to that road again and no trains branch across that rail way again.  Lisa walked deeper into the bushes trying to find her way. These bushes were once a pavement leading to the train station. Lisa walked until she saw the rail road on the ground. 

“This is the path” Lisa said as she looked at it “I will have to follow this path to get there!”

Suddenly out of nowhere, Lisa could hear a voice singing, she was sure it was a person singing beautifully, a familiar voice as well.

Lisa stood there quietly to hear the voice well again; she is trying to find where this sound is coming from.

“Hello!” Lisa shouted as the voice stopped singing “Who is there?”

“Is that you Lisa?” the voice shouted

Lisa turned and saw Wade standing in front of her.

“You scared me” Lisa said as she laughs “What are you doing here?” 

“I should be asking you the same question” Wade replied as he comes closer to her

“Well I got a call from the concert judges and they were thinking of adding me as a candidate to perform in Bevin’s first concert, so I was just checking out the place you showed me, just in case I got accepted to the Fantastica stage”

“That’s great Lisa!” Wade interrupted “I am so happy for you…I told you that you were amazing, you are not going to be a waitress for the rest of your life!”

“Thank you Wade” Lisa replied “that’s so sweet of you, I want to thank you again for coming to my performance the other night, I can’t help noticing that you are always there for me anytime I needed someone to”

“I care about you too much” Wade said as he looked at her “I wanted something to be valuable with my life, I can’t go on living without something I really care about, and I think I found what I really wanted, and that is you!”

“Oh my God” Lisa said as tears filled her eyes “this is amazing because I started to feel the same thing towards you”

Wade walked closer to her and hugged her tightly. 

They both stood there holding each other for over 2 minutes, the moon was full and the night was bright with only moonlight rays shinning on them.

They finally let go of each other and looked at the big full moon. Wade sat on the grass as Lisa sat right next to him. 

“I come here almost all the time, I mean as a break from work” Wade said as he looked at the little lightning bugs flying around them “it’s very peaceful around here, sometimes I just wish to leave everything behind me and  follow this rail way just to go away”

“Why is that?”  Lisa asked as she looked at him seriously 

“It’s complicated” Wade continued “but I love everyone there, I don’t want to disappoint them like that”

“Your colleagues….?” 

“Yes, we are not suppose to leave that building”

“Sure you can” Lisa said “my father once told me that…”

“What’s your father's name again?” Wade asked as he interrupted Lisa’s speech 

“It’s Bob…” Lisa replied “Bob Watson”

Wade gave her an odd stare and repeated “Bob Watson..?”

“What..?” Lisa said as she stood up “do you know him?”

“No” Wade said as he turned away.

“Tell me!” Lisa shouted “what do you know about my father?”

“I thought I knew something” Wade replied “but I don’t, I got mistaken with someone else”

Lisa looked at him strangely still not convinced about what he is saying.

"You must have heard about him in the news" Lisa continued "you know the guy who killed his wife"

"Yes that’s true" Wade said as he looked at her sadly "that’s exactly how I knew him, I am sorry about that"

"It's alright; let’s talk about you" Lisa interrupted to change the topic “how did you end up in Bevin?” 

“Well… let’s just say it’s a coincidence” Wade said as he stares at the sky “We weren’t intentionally coming to Bevin”

“Who…?” 

“Me and my mother” Wade continued “we were going to the Fantastica stage; my mom thought I was a great singer and insisted that I should try my luck in an audition at the Fantastica stage” 

“And why didn’t you go to the Fantastica stage?” Lisa asked

“Because the train crashed here in the Bevin, the train crashed right here in the miraculous rail road, I was the only survivor” 

“I’m sorry” Lisa said sadly

“I was only 5 years old” Wade continued “I was then taken to an orphanage here in Bevin; I grew up there, until one day…” Wade paused for a second or two “this wonderful gentle man came and offered me the job” 

“Who is that?” Lisa asked surprisingly 

“My current boss” Wade said as he smiled “hell I was so thrilled, I never knew I can be loved again, I thought it’s all over, it’s really nice to have some” 

“It sure is” 

 “Let’s talk about your audition now…what