Chapter 53

"I used to watch over you, Miss Butterfly." She smiled. "I was hired by your grandmother to take care of you."

"You were my guardian?"

She nodded. "Catherine. My name was Catherine. I don't know how much you remember now, but that was my name before I became Ms. Cat."

"But you're still Catherine..."

"No. I'm not Catherine anymore. Catherine was different. I'm no longer her." She looked sad for a moment so I decided not to press it.

"Butterfly, I took care of you for a long time. You were only three when I met you. We parted when you were nine."

"Why did you leave?"

"I left because I was cursed."

"How? How did you become cursed?"

"There was a stray cat I used to feed every night. It was dirty and ugly, but I still loved it. It always visited the house... your house. Everyone hated it because it was black. Black cats were bad omen."

Ms. Cat paused as she remembered the cat fondly.