Chapter 33
Texts
Eve: Sorry I didn’t reply — got caught up in something
Eve: Have you seen OS recently?
Adam: I haven’t been home much, and no sightings when I have. Hope everything’s OK.
Eve: No problem
Eve: All fine, let me know if you have any more messages
Adam: Will do.
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Adam: Just got this sent through from Facebook — could be him?
Eve: No, ours has a yellow bit next to the scab on her ear
Adam: OK, I’ll let them know.
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Adam: OS at mine now. Seems skinnier — have you been feeding him?
Eve: Tin of tuna yesterday
Eve: I was away all weekend
Eve: Maybe a sign that she really is homeless?
Adam: Can we decide on a definitive gender for this cat please, it’s confusing me.
Eve: Don’t put her in a box like that
Eve: She can be whatever she likes
Adam: I’m not sure she engages in this kind of complex thinking
Eve: You just called her ‘she’ :)
Adam: Shit.
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Eve: Sorry to message so late
Eve: I’m worried about OS
Eve: I haven’t seen her in a few days
Adam: Morning. I don’t mind the late messages, but one sentence being broken up into three separate chunks is a *little* annoying at 3 a.m.
Eve: Sorry
Eve: But fine now, right?
Eve: Seeing as it’s 9 o’clock
Eve: And you’re obviously up
Adam: Do I have a choice?
Eve: Not really, no
Adam: I suspected as much. Do you want to come over for a cup of tea? We might want to think about next steps, seeing as no one’s claiming her.
Eve: You said ‘her’ again
Eve: Be over in ten minutes?