"From Panic to Pause: The Last Percent and The Kitten's Plea."

 The Last Percent

It was about midnight, and it had been raining for hours. I was in my room, half asleep, scrolling through Instagram when I suddenly noticed something that made me jump out of bed. I turned on the lights, looked around, and then ran to my brother's room. In complete panic, I started pounding on his door. My heart raced, and as soon as he opened it, I rushed inside and barely managed to connect my phone to the charger before its battery died. I scrolled for a couple more hours before finally going to sleep. 

   

The Kitten's Plea

After yet another sleepless night, he finally decided that he could not take it anymore. The clock read 7:15 when he grabbed his car keys and headed to the infamous cliff just outside town. Standing at the edge of the cliff, he reflected on all the life decisions that had brought him to this point. He recalled that he was divorced and barely had any friends. After deep thought and a long breath, he put one leg forward. Just as he was about to leap, he felt something on his other leg. He looked down and saw a little kitten rubbing her head against his feet. The cuteness of the kitty almost made him smile. He looked around to see if her mother was there, but she was nowhere to be found. He played with the kitten for a while before eventually jumping off.