End of the World
by carolynholm
Dear Alpha Mommy,
You went away again. It was like the end of the world.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
You were well taken care of, sweetie.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
She wasn’t you. She doesn’t have your voice. She doesn’t have your smell. She tries to be nice, but she isn’t you.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
She is nice. I wish you wouldn’t be so difficult. She is extremely kind and loving with all of you. You need to accept her. This is something that is going to happen from time to time.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
But I didn’t know if you were going to come back.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
I always come back. I wouldn’t abandon you.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
Molly said you probably wouldn’t come back.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Oh dear, I’m sorry. Don’t listen to Molly. She can be very negative.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
She said you were probably eaten by predators.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Oh, that again. I wish she wouldn’t say that. She got that from the cats. They told her that once, and she’s never forgotten it. She really buys into gloom and doom. Just ignore her.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
It’s hard to ignore her when we have all that time together just waiting for you to come home. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting. That’s all we do. And Molly is so wise.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Molly is wise but she doesn’t know everything. And sad to say, she’s getting a bit senile.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
Even the cats were upset that you were gone. Mia told Puffin that you left because he isn’t very nice to you.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
That wasn’t very nice of Mia. Puffin can be snarky, but that’s just how he is. I know he loves me. You all need to calm down. I always come back. I won’t ever let predators eat me.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Alpha Mommy,
Still, it feels like the end of the world when you go away.
XOXOXO
Poppy
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