RONAN We shouldn’t have come here. I said that to Malachi when Kevin called to inform us about this party, and I still think so. Sarah, our beautiful strong kitten is going through a lot. It’s been almost impossible to sleep soundly in nine days with how much I’ve been wondering how she’s dealing with everything. Shit. She has me watching the news more than I’ve ever done in thirty seven years of my life. More than anything else, I want to pull her into my arms. I want to take the pain, all of it, from her and make it mine. I am no stranger to the vile wickedness of this world. I’ve lived in it long enough to become it when necessary. But she doesn’t deserve anything she’s going through, and the fact that she won’t let me help is killing me. Sarah looks like she’s seen a ghost.

