34 Am I Having a Concussion? (2/2)

The impact was so strong Mina felt like her whole face was smashed.

Confused where the voice came from, Mina turned around and saw a monkey with reddish brown hair with a crazy smile on its face. When her eyesight became less fuzzy, she realized that the animal which appears to be an orangutan was pushing a cart towards her while suspended on air.

”Don't be embarrassed that. That has been happening to almost everyone,” the rough voice continued while studying her. Still stunned, Mina just gave the animal a blank look.

”You know, that thing,” the orangutan said while pointing its lips and doing a headbang.

”We've been getting several complaints about these Egg Pods. It's the curved glass, always smacks you in the head.”

Mina could barely hear the talking monkey since she was too distracted by the pain in her head. The grumbling in her stomach didn't help either. She closed her eyes willing herself to concentrate to make the pain go away.

'Is this how it feels like to have a concussion?'

When Mina opened her eyes again, the headache was no longer there and she saw Jadon's peaceful form. Light seeped into the room and she could tell that it was early morning.

'That was a weird dream!' Mina thought while standing up on all fours. Just then, her stomach grumbled.

'I can't do this. This human should serve his purpose! Even Tarou is mooching off heaps of food from that human Barca and here I am holding back my hunger!'

Mina tried to make her way towards the sleeping person beside her and used her paws to wake him up gently. Since the man won't budge, she tried to feel for his face with her paws, patting him awake. The disturbance did not disturb the man either, he just tried to swat the paw away.

'Should she just use her claws to wake this person up?'

Mina looked at her paws and cleaned them off with her tongue. Realizing something, she placed the wet paw on the general's face and he twitched.

'Well, this is weird but a cat's gotta do what a cat's gotta do.'

Trying to push back her doubts, Mina went on to lick the sleeping man's face. She thought that, at least, she didn't slobber like a dog. This was like marking her territory, right?

Mina felt the person's face move a bit. Maybe she was doing something right. Meowing in between, she even tapped his face with her paw. She actually had no idea which part of his face she was touching.

”Wake up, you lazy bum! I need food!” Mina meowed while trying to wake him up.

'Isn't it his duty to keep her well fed?'

Mina tried to get closer to the sleeping man. When she felt warm air close to her nose, she was caught off guard and her face bumped into the sleeping person in front of her. Mina felt a warm sensation on her nose and she felt the man stir beneath her.

'Finally!'

Just then, someone pushed the door open and Mina heard a chuckle.

”Did I interrupt something?” Barca remarked while leaning on the doorframe. ”You should probably lock the door next time.”