The Cat Who Changed Platforms

1 June 2026
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The railway staff had grown accustomed to seeing the grey cat on Platform One.
Every morning she appeared near the tea stall, accepted a few biscuits from regular commuters, and spent the day watching trains come and go.
Then, quite unexpectedly, she disappeared.
For nearly a week, nobody saw her.
The tea seller wondered aloud where she had gone. A porter checked the corners of the station. Even passengers who knew nothing about one another exchanged theories.
On the eighth day, the mystery was solved.
The cat had simply moved to Platform Four.
Apparently, a newly opened snack kiosk offered better opportunities.
The discovery produced laughter throughout the station.
The cat, meanwhile, seemed entirely unconcerned by the attention she had generated.
She stretched lazily beneath a bench and ignored everyone.
People often imagine that they are the centre of every story.
Sometimes the story belongs to a cat whose only ambition is finding a better place to spend the afternoon.

Rajat Chandra Sarmah Guwahati, Assam, India
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