but , from behind , it looked as though someone had jammed double-stuffed cotton swabs into the gap of its legs , so we had a sneaking suspicion mr. timshun was looking for a mrs. t. playing hard to get ( or totally terrified ) , abigail stayed under the couch for nearly three months , attempting to cope with two very different fears of the outside world : big scary people who ricocheted food off the floor at it , and , if the poor thing tried to make it to the litter box , that shed endure a frenetic feline mounting before she completely cleared the couch .