sitting with sissy in the sunshine

Early evening is around the time of day I’d look up and see the two of them sitting in their own little chosen spot of sunlight pouring in. Today I looked up and saw just him.

We can’t tell if Alejandro knows or not. He knows mama and papa are really sad, but I can’t tell if he’s pieced it together yet. Only one place setting of food where there used to be two, and nobody next to him - like always - waiting for the food to be dropped. They weren’t the best of friends, but they were brother/sister, and he’s never not had her around.

Today when I saw him laying in the sun, I felt her laying with him. So I sang him a song about it called “Sitting with Sissy in the Sunshine” because that’s what we cat mamas do...even in heartache.