Chapter Six
Domestic Pet Wars
Kyungsoo was at mother’s feet, lying with his body against her ankles, enjoying the peace and quiet of that day.
The father had taken the beagle out, and the house without Chanyeol was like heaven to Kyungsoo; it reminded him of the good days when he was the only pet in the house. But unfortunately, no matter how much Kyungsoo prayed, father always came back with the dog. Kyungsoo just kept hoping that one day father would return without Chanyeol, and he’d be the reigning pet once again.
The weather was growing cold, and for the past few days, the mother had been knitting all sorts of items. She was working on a scarf at that moment, and the subtle clicking of the needles were a calming sound to the cat, and his eyes started blinking slowly, his eyelids dropping more and more, until he closed them completely, and dozed off into a nap.
He was woken up in a scare by the loud sound of the front door closing. He sat up, hearing the tinkling sound of Chanyeol’s leash and collar, and feeling the disappointment of knowing that the dog had once again returned.
The mother got up, completely undoing the comfortable resting spot that Kyungsoo had found by her feet. She went away to the front door to greet the two who just arrived, leaving Kyungsoo by himself.
The cat complai
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