My cell phone rang at two minutes of four in the morning. I swiped my thumb across the green ‘answer’ button, put the phone to my ear and grunted.
“Meow?” came the reply. It was my cat.
“Waffles?” I cleared my throat and sat up. I hadn’t heard from my cat in two months.
“Meow.” She sounded sad and exhausted and I could guess why. She’d gotten herself a job and apparently she was—predictably—in over her head. (more…)