I screamed.
Not because I saw my father-in-law.
Not because he was lying there between us.
But because of what was moving across my back.
For a few seconds, my mind refused to understand what my eyes were seeing.
A small, trembling creature was crawling out from the folds of the blanket near my husband’s side.
A tiny newborn kitten.
Its little paws were pressing against my back, and every time it moved, its sharp claws lightly scratched my skin, creating that strange tickling sensation that had kept me awake for hours.
I stared at it in complete disbelief.
