Chapter 6

Junhong huddled in front of Amber’s apartment door for what seemed like hours. It was a nice day, which seemed so ironic compared to his situation. When Amber finally did return home, she was carrying a plastic convenience store bag. Upon seeing him, her first action was to scoop him up.

“Hey boy, there you are! I’ve been looking everywhere for you!” she exclaimed. “Where the hell have you been, huh?”

“You were there too, so wouldn’t you know,” he muttered, which only came out as a low meow to Amber’s ears.

She just scratched the back of his ear and opened her apartment door. She set him down at the entrance before she kicked off her shoes and deposited the bag on her kitchen counter.

“Hey boy, you’re probably hungry, huh? Let’s get you something to eat,” she called.

Junhong’s stomach growled almost on cue, and he suddenly remembered that he had not eaten at all since he’d left her apartment the previous day. He was starving.

“Oh thank god, I thought I was gonna starve or something,” he said.

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