Words by Mia Simone Rush<\/span><\/em> \u201cThey can smell fear,\u201d the nice lady told me. \u201cThey cling to it.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYeah, and what\u2019s even worse is if they know you\u2019re afraid and you just so happen to be allergic,\u201d said the nice lady\u2019s friend. \u201cYou\u2019re not allergic, right?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNo,\u201d I replied. But I was fearful, and for the next hour, I would have to grapple with that fear. <\/span><\/p>\n Cats. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nVideo and Graphic by Megan Ellis<\/em>
\nPhotos courtesy of Amy Peddycord<\/em><\/p>\n