You create a convincing extraordinary experience in this story. Most people have have felt the presence of something that wasn't there, but maybe was. Our eyes, our ears, our senses are not always reliable guides. In this case, Prisca trusts her sense of the cat over what 'reality' suggests to be true. Her sense is reinforced by the grandparents' report.

There are a few spelling errors in the story that interfere with the mood you hope to create. If you run this story through an online, free, grammar application the quality of your writing would improve.

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