LIFE ON THE INSIDE

Part IV: Cats? What Cats?

My son’s cats. Tanner, standing, and Trigger, in the window. Photo by the author.

When I finally got my son on the phone, after the two missed calls, after the email Rob sent to the jail, and after my call to the attorney, when I was still crying and shaking and hurling Italian invectives at the individual responsible for sticking my sweet, gentle, beautiful first born behind bars, the very first thing that came out of his mouth was,