**Mr. Henderson’s Cat on the Run!**

🔴 I SWORE I SAW MR. HENDERSON’S CAT DRIVE AWAY IN HIS CAR

I nearly choked on my coffee when I saw Mittens perched on the back seat, staring right at me. He was wearing sunglasses?

Okay, I know how insane this sounds. Mr. Henderson’s been gone for three days now, and everyone’s acting like he just went on vacation. But his newspaper is piling up, the mail’s overflowing, and that horrible floral air freshener smell is leaking from his house. And now this.

The engine was roaring, the midday sun glinting off the chrome, and Mittens just… blinked. It felt calculated. I tried to scream, but nothing came out, just this pathetic little squeak.

Then, from inside the car, I saw Mr. Henderson’s gardening gloves moving in the steering wheel, and the car sped faster and faster out of the horizon.

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The police didn’t believe me, of course. Filed it under “neighborhood gossip” and promised to check in on Mr. Henderson’s house. “Probably just a bit of animal curiosity, ma’am,” the officer chuckled, patting my arm. But I knew what I saw.

Driven by a manic energy I couldn’t explain, I spent the rest of the day staking out Mr. Henderson’s house. I watched the house from across the street, binoculars glued to my face. Hours crawled by, and the sun began to dip towards the horizon, painting the sky in hues of orange and purple. Then, finally, the garage door began to shudder open.

Slowly, carefully, the car backed out, its headlights cutting through the gathering gloom. I scrambled for my phone, dialing the police again, my fingers fumbling with the buttons. As the car turned, I saw Mittens in the back seat, same sunglasses, same unsettling stare. But this time, something else caught my eye.

Glued to the passenger seat was a large, crumpled piece of paper. Squinting, I could make out the words: “Escape Plan – Phase Two.”

The car began to speed off. I hung up with the police, knowing it was too late. I ran towards the car, yelling, “Mr. Henderson! Mittens, stop!” But the car just kept going. As I watched it speed off, the passenger door fell open. Mr. Henderson’s gardening gloves went flying, landing right at my feet.

I walked over to the gloves and picked them up, they were wet. I look out at the horizon for a while, the police sirens growing louder.

The next day the police brought me back to Mr. Henderson’s house. The house was empty, but neat, the smell of air freshener no longer overpowering. The house was clean, and all his personal belongings gone. But I saw something I never saw before. On his kitchen table, I saw a note: “Thank you for your help. Your loyalty will be greatly rewarded. Meet me here in 1 week.”

I looked at Mittens, he was at the front door and greeted me with a look I’ve never seen before.

I have a feeling this won’t be over anytime soon.