Short Story: Mr Cat’s Evening

Snehashis Sinha makes us time-travel through his powerful narrative about mundane life that changes gears in the blink of an eye.

Mr. Cat turned the key with a soft click, twisted the doorknob, and pushed open the door. Mrs Cat was lounging on the couch watching TV. The clock on the wall ticked to 6:00.

“Evening, honey!” Mr. Cat put his briefcase aside, slipped off his shoes, and loosened his tie while sitting on the couch next to Mrs. Cat.

“How was your day?”

“Nothing much,” said Mrs. Cat.

“What are you watching?”