Heart sat in the back of the car holding Num tightly to his body. She cuddled into his shirt completely silent, awake, but utterly still.
Heart gulped, and pet her silky soft chubby body, pressing the fluffy fur down gently into her sides, before scratching her nose the way she liked. The one thing she would always rub back with, the one thing that would get her instantly purring. Or looking like she was about to sneeze.
She didn't budge an inch, not even to lift her nose by a hair's breadth upwards. Nothing.
Heart felt the tears well up in the corner of his eyes.
He didn't even know when it had happened or how he had gotten anywhere but the house. All he could do was hold Num tightly.
But he was aware of being led into the car, of driving to the vet, and of heading inside.
