To Put A Leash On The Master
The room is empty, causing me to creep across it to the entryway that leads to the living area—a small, tan space with no trace of electronic devices, silent except for horses snorting and the faint songs of birds coming from the forest.
Standing at the edge of a wall and peering past the open main entrance door, I find the old woman sitting on the porch, stroking three cats that struggle to share a bowl of food.
I carefully approach her and linger on the main door’s threshold, while she glances toward me.
“I told you, it’s just the cats,” she says with a smile. “See, this one and this one…” She points at two calico cats. “…they’re mine and found a friend.”
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