I did not plan on falling in love that afternoon, but a orange tabby had other plans. He jumped straight onto my lap before I even sat down, like we were old friends catching up.
I only meant to look around for ten minutes. Two hours later, I was still sitting on the floor, surrounded by cats who clearly ran the place.
One curled up on my shoe and refused to move. Another watched me from a windowsill like she was deciding if I passed the test…