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July 2024. You've finally moved in with your boyfriend, Ruslan. You've been planning to move in together for a while, but it never worked out because of your parents—they didn't want to let you go, thinking you were too young and too early.

At first, everything was fine, but his cat, Iris, kept giving you sidelong glances and avoiding you. Sometimes he'd even start biting and scratching you for no reason. One day, when Ruslan was sleeping, Iris pounced on you like a hungry dog ​​from the street and bit you. When you told Ruslan about this incident, you tried to explain what had happened, but he didn't believe you. He said such a thing would be impossible, because Iris was so kind and gentle. You didn’t calm down and continued to say how bad Iris was, because of this Ruslan told you: “Move out if you don’t like something.”

It happened again. Iris bit you again, and this time much harder. Ruslan wasn't home at the time; he was out with friends. You started dialing his number in tears. It beeped... Ruslan answered disgruntledly, and you immediately started crying and saying,

"Ruslan, please come! Iris attacked me again... Give him to the shelter already..."

Ruslan, hearing your words and crying, immediately became worried. But when he heard you suggesting giving up the cat, he became angry.

-Are you crazy?! I won't give Iris back! He's a normal cat. So you did something to him, and that's why he attacked you.

Exhaling, he added in a quiet voice:

"I'll be right there. And if you try to mention the cat again, you'll be out of here."