My Son Brought Home a One-Eyed Ginger Cat Because He Said They Matched – What We Discovered Under That Cat’s Collar Two Days Later Brought Us to Our Knees

a pet?

“Please, Mom. He’s hurt.”

I touched the cat’s head. He leaned into my hand.

“Okay,” I said. “We’ll help him.”

Noah smiled for the first time all day.

“Let’s name him Captain. Like a superhero.”

“We’ll help him.”

***

That night, Captain slept curled against Noah’s shoulder. I stood in the doorway and watched them breathe together, the boy with one eye continue reading …