Shadow and his unusual tribe try to survive after their old owner disappears, with conflicts and hunger threatening to drive them apart. Relying on friendship and hope to keep them together, they grow closer to each other through memories and struggles. But will their owner ever come back?

Cats Alone

A night passes and I wake up to a house without Joseph once again. This morning, I pace around while Sophia tries to catch a mouse (where the mouse is seems to be a mystery, since she’s raced across the entire living-room trying to find it). Something in my mind keeps telling me that, if I look hard enough, I might find Joseph. 


It’s stupid. I know it is. Why would our owner be hiding behind the kitchen door, or hanging out in Sapphire’s bathroom? Still, I feel that I have to look. It keeps my mind and my body occupied, if nothing else. 


“Shadow! We’ve got something to show you!” 


I hear Ruby’s voice calling as I’m batting the curtains around in Joseph’s bedroom, half-expecting him to magically appear behind them. Interested, and glad of a distraction from my disappointing search, I lope across the bedroom and wander down the stairs, entering a somewhat peaceful living-room. At least it’s not a disaster that Ruby wants to show me. 


Chapter Twelve