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Justice was first published by Open Pen using their 'Little Printer' app in July 2014.

Justice

Dinner time was an hour ago – yet her dish remained desolate. The sun had long since retreated: no sun, no warmth, no distraction in the form of a semi-catatonic doze for the little cat. There was only one thing for a scorned feline to do!

Arching her back and stretching nonchalantly, Mittens jumped up onto her owner's mantelpiece and began to brush around a porcelain vase – one that swayed precariously with every touch.

A just cat, with a rare sense of chivalry, Mittens let out a hearty mew to alert her owner to the potential impending disaster – 'Fair warning,' she thought.

No response, her owner didn't rush in like some knight to cater to the cat's hunger pangs, as she'd hoped he would. There was nothing else for it, lifting her right paw high into the sky – the proceeding crash would surely grab the selfish lout's attention...

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      • Masks She Wears
      • Lives Entwined
      • Waiting for Banquo
      • Clouding the Future
      • Moth of Gion
      • Mrs. Ozeki
      • World Weary
      • Worth a Thousand Words
    • Contemporary Fiction >
      • A-C >
        • An Invaluable Essence
        • Attribute of the Strong
        • Bristol's Own Oasis
      • D-M >
        • From Father to Son
        • Her Big Day
        • Impossible Goodbyes
        • Lady Luck
        • Lives Entwined
        • Moth of Gion
        • Mrs. Ozeki
      • N-Z >
        • Nameless
        • World Weary
        • Worth a Thousand Words
    • Historical Fiction >
      • Blossom in the Wind
      • In the Tea Leaves
      • Masks She Wears
      • The Pretender
      • The Price of Life
    • Humour >
      • Fanning the Flames
      • Spirit Guide
      • The Strangest Suitor
      • Teddy's Little Secret
      • Waiting for Banquo
    • Suspense >
      • Clouding the Future
      • El Poderoso Empalador
      • The Red Rose
    • Horror >
      • A-C >
        • Castaway
        • Chains
      • D-O >
        • The Fox
        • The Gift
        • Her Watchers
      • P-Z >
        • Rose
        • Slumber
        • Teddy's Little Secret
        • Tokyo Dreams
        • The Sssilent Killer
      • Drabbles (100 word stories)
    • Micro Fiction >
      • Accompaniment
      • The Arranged Marriage
      • Flickering Dawn
      • Justice
      • The Pact
      • Unrequited
    • Haiku >
      • NHK World-Japan
      • Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum
      • Other Prizes
      • Exhibitions
  • Awards & Accolades
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  • Academia