just hearing things

this morning i was driving to work, listening to NPR on the radio, drinking my coffee in a paper aroura cup, and cursing at people who were going too slow; it was a typical morning. but then, while stopped at a traffic light, i could have sworn i heard a cat meowing. i looked around, and over my shoulder and into the back seat, but i didn't hear it again. i must be hearing things, i thought to myself. but it wouldn't be the first time i've unintentionally taken a cat for a ride in a car. once i took my parent's cat Kasey to the pizzaria in Denville. The car had been in the driveway with the windows open in the summer, and i guess she just wandered in, exploring, as cats sometimes will do. down the road a ways my friend brett and i heard the cat meow from the back seat. she looked scared and confused. we were too far to turn back or let her out, and we wanted our pizza, and besides, it was a little funny. ...so anyway, no cat today. just my imagination.