Meet Mohini

Been a dog person all my life. Grew up around them, loved them, even named 3 street dogs near my hostel “Pinky” (creative, I know), and guess what? All three respond to it happily. Absolute legends, those dogs.

But one day… while I was working in my room, this madam decides to walk in uninvited. A literal stranger. She starts sniffing through all my stuff like she owns the place, then has the audacity to climb on my pillow and just settles.

Now, here’s the twist—I’m allergic to cats. My eyes itch, my throat goes scratchy, the whole package. But this one? She purrs, she demands attention, and somehow, she’s a vibe. First few days, she’s running around my room like she pays rent, but by night, she always ends up on either my pillow or my roommate’s.

I thought she’d chosen us. Like, we’re her people. Felt special, ngl.

Then, plot twist. Turns out, she’s been doing this in everyone’s room. EVERYONE’S. My heart shattered when I found out. I thought we had something real, but no—she’s out here living her best polyamorous life.

Oh, and she’s got like 50 names. The other hostel guys call her Ranga(because she's rowdy), Bhaang(because she seems like she's always high, Adrakh(she acts like the taste of raw ginger), Rumba(she's always running around), Maheshwari(she's a curvy cat😭😭), Munni(no idea why)…(all these are what the hostel guys came up with. basically anything but, I named her Mohini- because she seems like one

And yet, we couldn’t help ourselves. We cleaned her up, took her to get her shots (she was oddly calm for that), and let her keep living her chaotic little life. And yeah, she still visits all the rooms like she’s running for hostel president. But here’s the thing—every single night, she comes back to my room to sleep next to me now

I don’t know what to think of all this. Can I call her mine because she sleeps next to me at the end. Or what?!?!?!