By then, the kitten wasn’t that high up on the list of priorities, but I still shook my head.
「Let’s keep it a little longer. It’s still so small.」
「Mom will eventually find out and get angry.」
「No, she hasn’t found out so far.」
Fortunately for me, Dad couldn’t overcome my stubbornness.
We agreed to keep the kitten but promised to let it go when it got bigger.
Until that time, I was completely unaware of the deeper reasons behind my father’s behavior.
I didn’t understand why the dog that my father had raised since before he married my mother, and even brought to their newlywed home, suddenly disappeared, or why my father never kept a pet again after that.
The unexpected event occurred a few days later.
「Wanna see my kitten? It’s super cute.」
As Dad began talking more about giving up the kitten, I found myself spending even more time with it.
Each morning he pressed me to make a decision.
But I kept stalling and insisted,
「Just one more day.」
