21-CHRIS

"It's a nice night, right?"

Meow.

“It will only be a few hours, you’ll have water, food and the house to yourself, Rolls.”

Meow.

I looked away from the city and looked amused at the cat in my arms.

Every night was the same; I would sit in one of the chairs on the small balcony on the second floor and Rolls would climb onto my lap to be patted while Helena finished dinner.

But tonight would be different, because for the first time, I would leave Rolls alone and go with my girlfriend and my friends for a night of drinks.

God, I was too nervous about this whole matter, so much so that I was about to tell Helena to cancel the outing, but seeing her enthusiasm and joy on her face, I couldn’t do it.

I got up from the chair, adjusted the gray shirt Helena had chosen for me and locked the French doors, and leaving the cat on the sofa, I went to find my girl to see what was taking her so long, when I stopped fr