by Nadia and I'm Not Mister Mxypltk
Li'l Jo:
My life with Mick and the girl is happy. I have plenty of food, and the kittens in the neighborhood are luscious and available, but during the day, when I sleep on Mick's bed, the image of Tobias lives in my dreams. I must find him, and I need these humans to help me.
The girl has shown Mick a picture of the circus. Mick has shown fear in front of the photo, but the girl shouldn't be scared of it. So I take the newspaper in my mouth and bring it to the girl.
"Oh, little cat, I know, I know! But Mick doesn't want to see that picture. I've tried, but it seems a fever takes him when he sees the photo."
This woman is not smart, but she's only a human, after all. Still with the newspaper in my mouth, I leap on her legs, then I jump down and walk across her feet.
"Hey... hey, what are you doing?"
I can't talk, stupid human.
"Wait! The circus! Do you want to go to the circus?"
Finally!
Meow.
The car stopped in front of the circus.
"Mick, we have arrived!" said Shirley. Mick appeared very uncomfortable at the sight of the big top and made signs of wanting to go away.
"No, Mick. This should make you remember. I haven't driven a thousand kilometres from Mandelovia to Bern only to go back because you seem scared by your old circus."
The cat jumped out from the car, and a female voice shouted, "Li'l Jo. You're back! And there is Mick, too. Mick! Mick!"
It is Lorelei, the girlfriend of Eurostar, just before he died. Li'l Jo ran at her and rubbed her legs, purring. But Mick, seeing her, began to look pained.
Mick suddenly fell to the ground, his hands covering his head.
"Mick! What's wrong?"
My brain hurts...
The pain was so intense one of his teeth started cracking from the pressure he put on them.
"Mick! Mick!"
It's a small spot on my brain... it's burning...
He spit blood.
"Oh my God! Lorelei, call an ambulance!"
Lorelei... as soon as I hear that name the pain grows...
Tears of pain started coming out of his eyes.
"Oh my God... oh my God..."
The pain is... I can't think...
More blood.
"I-I can't watch..."
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
The pain was so big he actually made a sound.
"Mick?"
That letter? M?
The sound of the "M" gave him a painful deja vu.
"D-did you make a--?"
My name... M... Mick?
He ignored the pain and started digging for the truth inside him.
"Doctor! Lorelei! Hurry!"
No... not Mick... not MY name...
He felt as if his brain was about to explode, but he kept digging. He saw the people around him but couldn't understand what they said.
"Lorelei..."
Another name... M...
He was getting closer. He could feel it.
"...open the door..."
NO!
"Mick?"
What? Shirley? Where...?
Mick looked around and realizes he was in Shirley's car. She was looking at him from outside the car. Behind her was a doctor and a woman he couldn't see.
"You look confused. You fainted in the circus, remember?"
Circus? What circus? I don't remember any circus...