*Cat*

I stared blankly at the TV as it moved through channels, the sound cutting off before it could settle on one thing. I wasn’t paying attention to what flashed across the screen. My hand was sore from holding the channel button on the remote for so long, and I was pretty sure I had cycled through all of the channels at least twice.

But I couldn’t stop.

I was waiting impatiently, anxiously curled up in my blankets with the lights in the house ...