ExpitheCat

The city of Anibi had been decorated. Houses and buildings were now donning wreaths and strings of lights of all different colors, and the street lamps were wrapped in dark green garlands. Even the ground that animals walked on was decorated with a large blanket of snow. Animals across the city were feeling merrier than ever. All except for a certain red cat with brown hair. Mariko had been busy at her job. Banglin’ Baskets was getting an influx of orders, and the warehouse employees were all working hard, sorting through all the merchandise and moving it into trucks heading off to retailers, allowing animals to purchase their household goods as gifts for their friends and family. The holiday season was wearing Mariko out, and she wasn’t in the Christmas mood as much as she usually was. It was December 23rd, and the work day was coming to an end. After placing one last box in an almost full truck, Mariko stretched her arms with a yawn. “Y’know, I’m starting to understand why my