I don't know how late into the night it was when I heard my mother stirring. I wasn't sure if she had called for me or not, but when I pushed her bedr...oom door open I saw her crying softly in bed. I brought her a glass of water and she thankfully sipped it.When I went to leave her she said, "No, don't. I don't want to be alone tonight." She rolled onto her side and I held her from behind, each of us comforting the other through warmth and love.We fell asleep that way. I awoke with a burning,. Then, going outside to pick up the newspaper, she had stepped in a pile of poo. Some asshole had let his dog take a shit right in her driveway. It hadn’t gotten any better at work. At noon, she had opened the refrigerator to discover that some jerk had stolen her lunch. During her afternoon break, the obnoxious new guy from accounting had been badgering her for a date yet AGAIN, despite the fact that she had firmly said no many times. And at a quarter to five, she had checked her email and. A pair of brown kitten ears attached to a matching head band poked from the top of my blonde tresses and a pink collar, decorated with rhinestones circled my neck, a heart shaped tag engraved with the words "kitty" on one side and "property of Kay" on the other.I felt perfectly content, as I knelt at her feet, my cheek resting against her thigh, rubbing against the material of her jeans as she absently ran her fingers through my hair, pausing only to turn the pages of the book she was reading.. ”My mouth dropped as the weight of what she was saying struck me. “They think I can heal it?!? They think I should go tend to a sick wild panther?” I glanced at the women, then lowered my voice despite that they didn’t understand English. “Sylvia, they are nuts, crazy, insane. Besides, we’re leaving, right?”“I told them all of that. They are undeterred. They believe what they believe. Don’t forget, Annie, despite your relationship, these are primitive people. Parts of their culture, traditions,.