Do not come near me!

Went out for seafood yesterday night. It was raining. It was just a dinner, a family dinner. Delicious? Yes, of course! My dad eventually ordered a lot and we just ate and ate. The crabs were fantastic. A hard time getting to the edible parts but it was worth the effort. It was supposed to be perfect. But my fear spoilt everything...

It turned out to be a place where cats will be hanging around, steadily walking or sometimes running under the tables, past your legs!!! The horror! I fear all animals. Well, actually you can say it runs in the family. My sisters too were afraid.

First, someone spotted a cat walking past our table. Instinctively, I curled myself up, crossing my legs until I was in the meditating position on my chair, secretly glad I was not wearing skirts. I tried eating like that but it was quite hard because people started staring at me. This position lasted for a while before I was finally convinced that the cat has gone and will not bother me anymore.

I continued eating as a normal person would, feets touching the ground and all. Unfortunately, what I dreadfully feared happened... The cat came back, with its friends!!! This time one of the cats walked past my sister's legs, making her jump. My legs once again were lifted up in the air. I was not putting them down again. So during the entire dinner, I was finding ways to keep my legs away from the ground. I tried supporting them up in the air by stretching my legs straight in front of me. But this was a very difficult task as there were nothing in front of me where I can rest my legs on. Next, I managed to persuade my sister to allow me to rest my legs on top of hers. This too did not last long as she got tired soon.

So what I ate at that time was instantly being converted to energy for me to keep my legs off the ground. All because of those cats!

After dinner, I practically ran to the car and quickly got on it, thankful I was safe at last.

I really am afraid of animals...