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probably end up loving my new school more than I had my old one. They

made me promise that when that happened I would still come by and

visit them from time to time. I understood the psychology in what they

were saying, but I took some comfort in it nonetheless.

He would go back to his old school to meet the teachers because he

missed his old school. The teachers would encourage him to meet new

people in the new school and to get involved in new activities. They said

that after some time he would adjust to the new surroundings and would

love the new school more than the previous one. The teachers at the old

school made him promise that he would visit them even when he got

settled in the new school. The narrator tried to feel comfortable with

these words of his teachers.

One Sunday afternoon, not long after I had started high school, I was

sitting at home at our dining-room table doing homework. It was a cold

and windy fall day, and we had a fire going in our

fireplace. As usual, my red tabby cat was lying on

top of all my papers, purring loudly and

occasionally swatting at my pen for

entertainment‟s sake.

Purring: sound made by cat

Swatting: to hit something

One Sunday afternoon an accident occurred. Zan was sitting at the

dining table, doing his homework. The day was cold and windy and a fire

was up at the fireplace. The narrator’s pet cat was lying on top of the

sheets of paper. It was making a purring sound and was hitting on his

pen just for amusement.