My Son Brought Home a One-Eyed Cat Because He Said They Matched—Two Days Later, a Hidden Note Under Its Collar Left Me in Tears

the truth from him.

“The boy who loved Captain was a little boy like you,” I said.

Noah settled into his seat and looked at me carefully.

“Was he sick like me?”

“Yes.”

For a moment, he was quiet.

Then he asked the question I already knew was coming.

“Did he get better?”

My heart ached.

I slowly shook my head.

Noah turned his gaze toward the living room.

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