Jarod opened the door to his room and was greeted by, thankfully, only one cat. He decided that if M had sent out her kitten minions to take over the world in his absence, he really didn't want to know. She twined herself around his legs until he picked her up. "Hello, M. Did you miss me?" She bit his nose, and he laughed, then put her down.

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Jarod was in his room, surrounded by newspaper clippings, studying them carefully. One read "CAR ACCIDENT KILLS MOTHER, INJURES SON. DRIVER ARRESTED." M, of course, had parked herself in the middle of the pile of discarded newspaper and was cleaning the newsprint off her paw ( Read more... )