On a soft bed, a small kitten is curled up, its big, round eyes open wide, looking around. The kitten has a calico coat, with white, black, and brown spots. Its nose is pink, and its small ears are perked up, as if listening to something.

The kitten is feeling confused. It doesn’t know where it is, and it’s looking for someone. It misses its mother, misses the warm days it spent with her. It misses her hugs, her gentle strokes.

The kitten reaches out and touches the pillow next to it. The soft pillow makes it feel a little more secure. It closes its eyes, trying to remember what happened.

It remembers, yesterday it was still playing with its mother. It chased a mouse, and it got lost. It wandered all day, but it couldn’t find its way home.

The kitten opens its eyes and looks around again. It still doesn’t see its mother. It starts to feel anxious. It wants to go home, to see its mother again.

The kitten stands up and paces back and forth on the bed. It meows, hoping someone will hear and help it.

Suddenly, it hears footsteps outside the door. It looks up and sees a woman walking into the room.

The woman sees the kitten, and she smiles. She walks over and gently picks the kitten up.

The kitten curls up in the woman’s arms. It feels warm and safe. It closes its eyes and enjoys the feeling of the woman petting it.

The woman puts the kitten down on the bed and hugs it close. She says to it,

“Don’t worry, you won’t get lost again. You have your mother now.”

The kitten opens its eyes and looks at the woman. It knows that she is its mother. It purrs with joy and cuddles up to her.

The mother hugs the kitten tightly and strokes it. She says,

“I’m sorry I let you get lost. I’ll never let you get lost again.”

The kitten nestles into its mother’s arms and smiles. It knows that its mother will never abandon it.