DOUG AND A CAT by Anissa Elmerraji
He lunges into the dirty can and takes the cat by the scruff. It hisses and scratches his hands until blood drops fall from his hands.
Anissa Elmerraji was born in Monterey, California. She currently writes fiction in the mornings, and writes grant proposals for an environmental nonprofit in the afternoons. She lives in Berkeley, CA with her boyfriend and their cat, Nonni.