“Mom, I'm hungry!”
It was already afternoon, but lunch was taking a long time to appear on the table.
The kitten girl, with her belly rumbling, padded up to the door with her hands, peeking into the kitchen, her ears drooping with fatigue: “I'm so hungry.”
Her mother was preparing the ingredients, with meat stewing in the pot, the kitchen filled with the rich meaty aroma.
Without looking up, she replied, “Your sister will be back soon. We'll eat when she gets home.”
“When will my sister be back?”
“In an hour?”
“I'm …