When she was a kitten, just two years ago, technicolor-coated Reese Puff would have gazed up at her person, with her pretty eyes half closed. That’s the way that a kitten or cat looks at someone, human or feline, that she loves and trusts. Those half-closed eyes are the greatest compliment a kitten can give. The eyes send a message.

And that message, for the kitten, never changes. That love and trust are forever. That’s why the beautiful, spayed cat looks dejected in the shelter. This sweet cat, with her peanut-butter-cup name, believed that her person would always be there.

After all, Reese Puff was sure that her person controlled the world. Her heartbroken person wished only to control the cats’ world. He couldn’t anymore.