He is an adult, single man, almost resigned to the fact that life is passing and that the chances of founding a family are dwindling every day. It is his cat, Hobbs, who has lived with this man for many years.
But one day a woman appeared in his life who decided that everything should be the way she wanted it. The man and the woman sympathized with each other, lived together and tried to build relationships.
Once they had a fight to get the girl to slam the door. A little later she wrote that she was ready to return – the feelings had not faded. But she set a strict condition: the boyfriend must get rid of his cat.
On the one hand, a woman who can become his wife and mother of children, brighten up the last years of his life. On the other hand, an ordinary cat that can be taken to a shelter. Hobbs is not just a “cat”, he is his friend, companion for many years and in fact a member of a family that does not exist.
Here is such a paradox: to create a real family, he is asked to destroy the “unofficial” one he has. And what to do? “I’m 33 and Hobbs is the closest thing. In fact, he’s my child. And that one, the other… now it has already definitely become the old one for me.
The cat does not know the torment of its owner, but always remains faithful and affectionate to him. And man loves his pet. Arguing who should go and who should stay is ridiculous in such a situation. The choice has been made. “I answered him like this. End of the story. »
