The little boy huddled tighter under the play gym, tears stinging his eyes. It was getting dark and this was the only familiar structure he’d seen. A small furry face…
He looked up from his sickbed. His saviour worked at a desk, her back to him. Strands of drying herbs hung from the ceiling around her, and her shoulders moved…
‘Is that …? Here, girl! Come here!’ He patted his knees. A speck against the moon spiralled toward him. Upturned nose quivering. Long ears twitching. It hit his chest in…