Epilogue
Sugar dashed across the forest with giant waves of fire flaring beside her as she ran; the scorching heat singed her cream-and-white colored fur and the billowing black smoke dried her eyes as she carried her three tiny kits. They mewled in fear as they jerked and lurched forward in their mother's jaws with every paw step she made. With a pounding heart, Sugar tried as hard as she could to dodge the greedy flames that devoured the dry leaf-covered forest floor, but the overgrown terrain was too much for the pampered house cat.
Sugar's paw tripped over an exposed oak root and caused the frantic mother to tumble forward and drop her tiny kits. Her eldest kit slid right into the fire, causing Sugar to wail in grief along with her two other kits that huddled close to their mother.
"What's happening mamma?" The little tom wailed in fear, his blind blue eyes wide with shock. Sugar coaxed her rough tongue over her scared kit in attempt to calm him; Sugar only just noticed that they were surrounded by the raging fire. All hope for the family was lost.
"Be brave little ones…we will meet again soon!" Sugar cried over the deafening flames that hissed and crackled as they scorched the leaves and dry brambles. Sugar noticed a patch of evergreen leaves that lay on the base of the oak tree; maybe her kits would be safe there!
Sugar pushed her kits into the fresh leaves, knowing that they stored more water than the dead ones that easily caught fire and coward on her stomach to embrace her death; the flames where now uncomfortably close, burning her eyes and whiskers. Sugar's kit tried to follow her, but the mother quickly pushed her back into the leaves.
"Momma's going to be okay, Rose…" Sugar wailed with the fire turning her fur black, it was only a matter of time before she would catch fire. Her poor kits would be left to watch in agony…
When Sugar finally caught on fire, she lunged and screamed in agony, her body seemed to melt away with immense pain. For an instant, Sugar thought she heard a voice form with her screams and the muffling fire as she fought with death.
"Those who play with destiny are doomed"