THE WILD CAT
Sodhaevil my mate's father wants mewhen mama told me when i was youngmy mama told me when i was younga letter to my father
The night air rushed over my skin, calming the chaotic rhythm of my heart for a moment.
The breeze felt like a luxury I’d been starved of—cool, clean, free. It had been so long since I’d been able to breathe this kind of air.
“Congratulations on becoming a wild cat,” Lucas’s voice reached me, pulling my attention for a second. He was holding a bouquet—bright flowers clutched in one hand, his expression unreadable in the dim light.
But my eyes didn’t linger on him. They stayed locked on the city lights far in the distance, glittering like a promise I couldn’t touch. We must be far away from there, I thought. So far that even the thought of freedom felt like a cruel joke.