Sangeetha Kamath

              INKTOBER DAY 19 PLUMP Who are you calling Plump? Keep your voice down, lady! If Momma Yani hears you, she might get ideas about putting me on a diet or get me to exercise on that humongous wheel. What am I? A hamster? No! I'm a self-respecting cat! A C-A-T. Descended from the sacred and royal ancestry of those who belonged to the Pharaohs. I was literally worshiped, fed…pampered!  Oh what's that ? You have sketched me! Show me….show me now! How wonderful, Sangeetha! How could I forget this day when Momma Yani had worked her sweat off, forgotten to have her meals on time and had even forgotten…to play with me!  C'monnnnn!  Ignoring me is never an option, is it?  And the only way to get that attention back was to plonk myself on that warm bed with buttons the moment her back was turned.  I was delighted when I thought to myself "Oh look! Momma Yani is back!" But she only looked stunned and no words came out of her ...