The Journal

The Journal is the second chapter of The Two Cats and was published on November 10, 2018.

The story takes place right after the events of The Beginning and goes over Expi's past, in the event of her parents' divorce.

Current Events
The Journal takes place directly after The Beginning, with Expi walking away from Mariko's room after Mariko shuts her out. She decides to clean up the apartment, including her room, when she comes across her journal that she wrote in during her high school years.

The Journal
The journal starts in August 2017, after the start of her junior year. After talking to her friend Tomcat for a bit, she finds her brother Spike and walks home after picking up their sister, Nicki. Expi goes upstairs, but Nicki walks into her room asking for a drawing of the family, which Expi completes over the next few hours. Afterwards, their mother comes home and Expi decides to make a cup of noodles for herself when she overhears her parents arguing.

That Night
As Expi is trying to fall asleep, she hears her parents arguing again, this time getting more heated, to the point where Expi hears a loud noise coming from their room. This prompts Expi to call the police, leading them to come to their house over a domestic violence issue. It is then when Expi's mother decides to divorce her husband, and sends him out of the house.

Back to Current Day
The story ends with Mariko walking out of her room to see Expi, and apologize for the way she acted that morning. They decide on going out the next day, and Mariko goes to play video games. Expi takes one last look at her journal, deciding to continue reading tomorrow, before straightening up her room a bit and walking back into the living room

Trivia

 * This was the last chapter published in 2018.