Selena smiled as she brushed Ian’s fur, humming a little song while her precious kitty sat still, happy to be pampered by his owner. “There you go, kitty”, Selena cooed. “You’re nice and clean, now.” The girl picked Ian up and looked at him. “Woah, geez. You're getting kinda pudgy, Ian”, she said. It was true. Ian had gained a bit of weight since being taken in. His gut had gotten more round, and his rear was now almost as big as Jack’s (which, considering he was the smalles

Tim should have been happy. Today was
his 12th birthday, after all. However, something his mother said this
morning didn't sit right with him.
“You aren't as cute as you used to
be”, she said to him with obvious disappointment in her voice
before he walked to school.
“Maybe she just isn't feeling well”,
Tim said to himself as he made his way home. “She remembered my
birthday, at least.” As he approached the bus stop, he felt
something suddenly poke him, like a mosquito bite. He slapp

Jackie
was waiting underneath a bridge with her bodyguard, Victoria, as she
sipped from her milkshake. "I still think you ought to
reconsider this, Jackie", Victoria said as Jackie sat in her
lap. "Miss Harper wouldn't be very pleased."
"i
don't care", Jackie said as she slurped down the rest of her
shake. "I've given them all the chances in the world, but they
just took everything for granted." Jackie tossed her empty cup
onto the ground as a purple limou

Maria
sighed as she laid back and relaxed in her recliner after finally
having gotten her children to bed. She's had a rough time trying to
raise them all on her own after her husband left, and it was taking
it's toll on her nerves. She tried hard to keep it together and keep
from lashing out at her children, but to say it was difficult would
be putting it mildly. She had two sons and three daughters: Aiden was
the youngest boy at 7, Jamie was the youngest daughter at age 10, the
middle girl was

Deep
in the woods, bryan huffed and puffed as he sat underneath a tree
after having walked for hours. He had gotten lost while he and his
mother were hiking, having been distracted while talking with some
birds.
"i
*huff* i gotta find mommy" he said to himself. it occurred to
him that he could call out for help, but he was a stubborn child. His
mother always thought that bryan was a rather whiny child, and she
knew just how weak he was. She felt that he needed to be toughened
up, which