An ???n?? ?n? whit? c?t h?? ???n livin? ?n th? st???ts ?? ? n?i?h???h??? in M?nt???l, C?n??? ??? ??it? s?m? tim?. Kin? n?i?h???s, K??t ?n? M?l, ????n ????in? him ?n? t?i?? t? l??k ??t ??? th? ?l?siv? ??lin?.
Wh?n h??sh w??th?? hit th? ???? ???l? this ????, th? c?t w?n????? his w?? ??tsi?? ? ??mil?’s h?m?, sc???n?in? ????n? ??? ???? ?n? w??m sh?lt??. H? clim??? ?nt? ? win??w sill ?n? t?i?? t? m?k? hims?l? kn?wn.
M??i?-Pi?? w?s sh?ck?? t? ?in? th? c?t wh?n sh? s??tt?? his silh???tt? ?n h?? win??w. H? w?s c?l?, h?????? ?n? h?n???.
Sh? n?tic?? th?t his ???s w??? ??m???? ?? ???st?it?, ?n? h? w?lk?? with ? visi?l? lim?. Kn?win? th?t th? c?t n????? h?l?, sh? s???n? int? ?cti?n ?n? ?????ht him s???l? insi??.
“With th? ????zin? t?m????t???s, h? w??l?n’t h?v? m??? it ??tsi?? ?l?n?. Sh? t??k him in ?n? ???ch?? ??t t? ?s ??? h?l?,” C?lin? C??m ?? Ch?t?ns O??h?lins M?nt?é?l sh????.
Th? c?t w?s n?m?? Ch??t?s ?n? ?stim?t?? t? ?? th??? ????s ?l?. Th?t ni?ht, h? c??l? ?in?ll? ??l?x with ? ??ll ??ll? ?n? ??st ?? in ? c?m??, w??m ???. “Ch??t?s h?? x-???s which sh?w?? th?t his hi? h?? ? ???ct??? ?t th? h??? ?? th? ??m??. Th? littl? ??? n????? s?????? ?s s??n ?s ??ssi?l?,” C?lin? t?l?.
“H? ?ls? t?st?? ??sitiv? ??? FIV (??lin? imm?n????ici?nc? vi??s), which w?sn’t ? s????is?, c?nsi???in? th?t h? h?? ? ?i??ic?lt li?? in th? ??t????s.”
With th? h?l? ?? ? w?n?????l v?t??in??? t??m, his s?????? w?s ? s?cc?ss. Ch??t?s w?s sw??t-n?t???? th????h??t th? ?nti?? ???c?ss ?s i? h? kn?w th?? w??? h?l?in? him. J?sh, ? ??st?? v?l?nt???, t??k him h?m? ?n? c?ntin??? t? n??s? him th????h his ??c?v???.
Whil? Ch??t?s w?s ?n c??t? ??st, J?sh k??t him c?m??n? ?n? sh?w???? him with l?v? ?n? sn???l?s. Th? littl? ??? ??ickl? w??m?? ?? t? his h?m?n ?n? ???w t? ??lish th? l?x??? ?? in???? li??.
E?ch ???, Ch??t?s m??? ???? st?i??s ?n? ??c?m? m??? c?n?i??nt ????n? ????l?.
Wh?n h? w?s st??n? ?n???h t? ?is? ?? ?n his ???t ?n? w?lk, J?sh ?nc??????? him t? t?k? his ?i?st st??s ??tsi?? th? c??t? with his ??v??it? t???ts ?n? ?l?nt? ?? h??? sc?itch?s.
Ch??t?s w?s ???? m?tiv?t?? ?n? ??ll?w?? th? t???t t??il ?s h? v?nt???? ??t ?n? ?x?l???? th? ??st ?? th? h??s?.
“H?’s ?isc?v???? his l?v? ??? c?tni? in??s?? t??s, which ?lw??s ??in? ??t th? kitt?n in him. H? lik?s t? st?? in ??x?s ?n? c??in?ts (his littl? c?v?s) whil? h? ??s??v?s th? w??l? ????n? him.”
Ch??t?s h?s l???n?? t? h?v? ??n ?n? ?l??, ?n? ?nj?? ??lin? ?nt??t?inm?nt ?? th? win??w—s??in? ?n s??i???ls whil? s?n??thin?.
“H? lik?s t? c???l? ?n? ??? his ??c? ???inst his h?m?ns t? sh?w th?m t??st,” C?lin? sh???? with L?v? M??w. “H? is l??kin? ??? ? ??mil? th?t will ?iv? him th? ??ti?nc? ?n? tim? h? n???s t? th?iv?.”
Th? ???m?? st???t c?t h?s ??c?v???? ??ll? ?n? ?l?ss?m?? int? ? h????, ?l????l t???? ????. H? will n?v?? h?v? t? w???? ????t th? ?l?m?nts ?? th? ??t????s ?? ??n?in? ??? hims?l?. Ch??t?s is livin? ? ????-?ill?? li?? ?n? h? c??l?n’t ?? h???i??.
