17) "You need to eat, please," the man begged the tiny, weak kitten.
He was so desperate to nurture the weak creature that he failed to notice the sinister truth brewing inside. Every day, he fed it; the kitten only became more insistent, with glinting eyes, an unsavory hunger, and a disturbing look. His friends whispered that it wasn't natural, but he shooed them off, saying it was all good. The kitten grew more demanding and increased in size with every feeding, fueling a monstrous metamorphosis. The innocent pet had turned itself into a wicked creature. One evening, seated for dinner, the kitten leaped with eyes aglow from the pleasure of devouring its prey. Innocent care once again turned horrible; he realized, too late, that he was raising no animal, but a harbinger of doom.