The Cat Who Waited Two Years to Walk Beside Her Again

“You don’t have to be scared anymore,” she whispered.

Milo crawled into her lap.

From that day forward, the two were almost never separated.

Milo waited outside the bathroom when Lily brushed her teeth. He sat beneath the table while she completed her homework. At night, he stretched across the bottom of her bed and refused to move, even when Lily complained that he was stealing her blanket.

Whenever Lily felt lonely, Milo seemed to know.