Heartache. Such a terrible feeling, for anyone, from young to old, beautiful to ugly. How could someone survive such a terrible emotion? Cassandra knew one cat who was dealing with that pain. She was about to visit them.
"Alonzo, will you come with me to see us? I wanted to check on him and give him his present," I explained.
"Sure, I'll be out in a second!" he called.
I waited while he tidied himself up. Eventually, he came out of the den with a scarf on. He handed me a thicker scarf. I quickly wrapped it around my neck and clasped my hand in Alonzo's. We hurriedly walked to where Gus' den was located. Gus' den was the old washer. It was lit up with old lights that flickered on and off, but were still in use.
Once the old washer was in sight, we slowed our pace to a leisurely stroll. We walked up the steps and knocked on the door. We waited patiently for Gus to come answer the door or call for us to come in. After a moment or so, he finally called, "Come in!" We opened the door quietly and stepped inside.
I looked around the den at all the decorations. Most were homemade ones made by the kittens. The kittens made decorations for everyone in the 'yard. They were usually messy with glitter and glue, but they were really cute.
"Hello Cassie, Alonzo. How are you?" Gus asked in his raspy voice.
"We're fine. We brought you a present. Here," I said as I handed him the gift.
"Thank you. Should I open it now or should I wait?" he asked, shaking the box near his ear.
"You can open it now," Alonzo put in before I had time to answer. I gave him a little glare. He just smiled at me.
"Okay," he said as he shakily tore the paper off the present. He lifted the gift and shook the remaining paper off, "Thank you. I always wanted a figure of Growltiger," he admitted as he stood up to give us a hug.
I stepped into the hug and held onto Gus tightly. After he was finished hugging me, he stepped over to Alonzo and hugged him tightly as well.
Soon enough, we were back in our den. We lay down in our nest, curled around each other.
"I love you, Alonzo," I said with a yawn.
"I love you, too, Cassie," he whispered.