Hearts in Motion (2013)
“Then he heard a cat meow, but it sounded louder and fuller than Epic. And it seemed to come from his backyard, outside his bedroom.
He opened his eyes. The sun crept into his bedroom through the spaces around the drapes his designer had put up. Another meow came, this one thinner, coming from inside the house. Epic, his waking brain said.
Then two cats meowed outside the house.
The synapses in his brain started firing. Abby’s phone call. The two runaway cats. The runaway dog.
He rolled out of b...ed and grabbed his pants from the chair near the window. He’d just zipped them up when his door banged open. Cara poked her head in the room, her eyes wide, her smile brilliant.
“Lion and Minnie and Quigley are outside! I can’t open the door. I didn’t see Abby. Is she here, too? Hurry, Daddy, hurry.” Before he could answer, she twirled and raced away, her bouncing blond hair, pink top, and blue shorts disappearing, her bare feet slapping on the wooden floor. He grabbed a shirt and pulled it on as he chased after her.MoreLess
He opened his eyes. The sun crept into his bedroom through the spaces around the drapes his designer had put up. Another meow came, this one thinner, coming from inside the house. Epic, his waking brain said.
Then two cats meowed outside the house.
The synapses in his brain started firing. Abby’s phone call. The two runaway cats. The runaway dog.
He rolled out of b...ed and grabbed his pants from the chair near the window. He’d just zipped them up when his door banged open. Cara poked her head in the room, her eyes wide, her smile brilliant.
“Lion and Minnie and Quigley are outside! I can’t open the door. I didn’t see Abby. Is she here, too? Hurry, Daddy, hurry.” Before he could answer, she twirled and raced away, her bouncing blond hair, pink top, and blue shorts disappearing, her bare feet slapping on the wooden floor. He grabbed a shirt and pulled it on as he chased after her.MoreLess
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