Aries's Instinct

The moment Cara swung open the door to her quaint one-bedroom apartment, she was met with Milo’s angry growl, a visible expression of his frustration over being left alone all night.

Filled with a range of emotions, Cara angrily threw her bag onto the floor, hastily entered her bedroom, and slumped onto her bed with tears streaming down her face.

Milo followed her and jumped on the bed mewling. He tried to remove Cara’s hand from her face with his paw.

However, when she began howling, even Milo got frightened and jumped off the bed. He sat in the corner, staring at her as her cries echoed throughout the room.

“Dad was right when he said not to trust anyone!” She kept crying, criticizing herself for her naïve trust in people.

“Everyone I trust betrays me eventually!” Overwhelmed with emotion, she buried her face in the pillow, tears streaming down her cheeks.

More than three hours passed as she struggled to collect herself, but the shock left an indelible mark on her soul.

Milo