As Balck cats are one of the famous

omens of death; and are found in

folklore traditions around the world.
In the Philippines we have
superstitions, when black cats cross
your path, it's a warning that you
need to postpone what you're doing
or you didn't go to the place you're
going through. Black Cats mean bad
luck, warning, curse, and death.

CRAY OLA! By: John Carl R. Cabangon

There’s a cat who loves modelling, her name is
cray. She loves to walk on the road while
wagging her tail and walk like a beauty queen,
she’s a queen. One day, while she’s walking on
the way, she saw a neighbor’s cat sitting in
the window’s house, a white cat with a red
ribbon on her head, she’s very amazed how
beautiful a cat is, so, she enter to the
neigbor’s house to go to the cat she saw, she
want to make friends with her, but, the the
owner of the cat saw Cray, and she said “lily!
Get Olah out of this window!” and the owner
gets a broom and dispels Cray. Cray runs
because she’s scared of the owner. While
running, Cray was thinking of the name she
heard while Lily the maid got the white cat,
and she remembered what she heard, and she
said in her mind “Yes! I remember, her name
was Olah, I hope I can meet her again”. A day
after, Cray was walking again
on the way, she’s wondering
why people avoid her. She felt
like she’s different. While walking
she saw a placard saying
“looking for a beautiful cat that
is willing to be featured in our
magazine, tomorrow at 10
am” she was shocked and
she’s willing to be featur-
ed because that’s what
she dreams. I’m going,
tomorrow is the day
to slay, she said.
building.
Tomorrow, she saw a long line of cats with
their owner. She was envious because, she has
no owner, she’s alone but that does not
become a hindrance to make her dream
possible so, she lined up. While waiting in line
she saw Olah, she’s on the line as well. She
came close to Olah and she greeted her “ Hi
Olah, you’re so beautiful today” and Olah
responded “ Hi! Thank you, how did you know
my name? and who are you?” “My name is
Cray, I’m the cat who entered your home
yesterday, I want to make friends with you,”
Cray said with a smiling face. But Olah didn’t
respond and her owner got her because it was
their time to enter in the search for a
magazine. When the time came that Cray was
the next cat to enter for search, someone in
her back laughing and they said “Quiet!
There's a warning, a curse is coming” Cray
was in an uncomfortable situation
but she managed it very well, she
was thinking what’s funny and who
are they laughing at.
When it was her
time,Unfortunately,
she was dismissed by
the Guard, she didn’t
even step inside the
building, and other
cats were laughing at
her. She’s crying and
runs away from the
 While running, tears flowed to her eyes. She
didn’t understand what’s wrong with her, why
her dream is hard to achieve. She finds an
alley and hides there, she’s crying and
stupefied. Meanwhile, Olah was walking on
the way near the alley where Cray was hiding.
Olah saw Cray and she approached her “ Hi!
Are you okay?” and then Cray was dumstrack
that Olah approach her.
reaching out to me, it eases my hard feelings
“Oh, Hi Olah, yeah I’m ok” cray said with her
trembling voice…
are, consider the things that make you happy.
“Are you crying?” Olah said…
make friends if your eyes start to appreciate
“No, of course not” Cray’s response…
Of course, You're a blessing. When I saw you,
I wanted to make friends with you as well, but
I couldn't, because my mom became angry.
She always wants to make me perfect that
fits to the standards of other cats. That's
why it's hard for me to find friends. Sorry if
my mom dispelled you, by the way.
No, it's ok, I understand. Thankyou for
after what happened early. But, always
remember to embrace yourself as who you
Always listen to your heart, it's not hard to
the beauty of what your eyes see.

Olah sat beside her, she says, I remember Olah sigh…

what you said to me when we first met, that
I’m beautiful… Olah's mom calling her…

“Yeah! You are” Cray said… "Olah! Olah!"

But, you know, to be honest, I was not, my Uhm… I think your mom starts to call you?
mother was always pushing me on the things You can go already if you want?
that I don’t want, she always bought me
dresses, ribbons, lipsticks, and such to make Oh my God! What time is it? Uhmm…
me more beautiful as society wants to see. Thankyou for the time my friend, uhm… can
But, I realize, I don't need any to make myself we meet again?
beautiful. I don't like makeup because I feel
like my face is very heavy, I don't want Ohhh, you call me…friend?
ribbons because it does not fit me. I want
something opposite to what my mom wants, Yes?
like a cap. It's very hard if we always listen to
other people, I think you, know that feeling as Yes, friend…
well.

Can I go now?
Yeah, experience that, sometimes
I was thinking what's wrong with Yes, sure! Bye, friend, take care!
me but I looked in a mirror,
and I saw none. There's no wrong Bye, you too!
with me, but society is.
They call me a warning for a
coming curse and such, but,
I think I'm not.