S Khanom

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“A Mother's Blessing” by S Khanom

Submitted to Contest #290

It was the bubbling of water on the stove and the chopping of a knife that awoke the cat. He opened one eye and saw Marlele, his young mistress, swiping slices of carrots into an unusually large pot. There was a strange brightness in her face as she stirred and stirred, pausing every now and then to sniff.It was a familiar sight to the cat, but someone was missing.‘Mew?’ he queried.The girl was too busy lifting the pot off the fire to hear him.‘Meow?’ he insisted, coming and rubbing against her.‘Whoa, Ben!’ she cried ‘I almost dropped this o...

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