Some days later.
It still felt like a dream when the Vet told Orla that Betty had suffered from Feline Cardiomyopathy. The sudden collapse was due to exhaustion. The illness had gotten to its last stage and it was incurable.
Orla protested. She had treated Betty a few months ago and nothing about the illness was said to her. It suddenly happened and was too late to stop.
Betty couldn't make it, she died without a proper goodbye to her best friend.
Orla's whole world crumbled when the news of Betty's death was delivered to her. She didn't believe it was true. It'd been two days, and she still didn't want to believe that Betty was gone for real. She was gone, leaving her alone in the cold world. There was no best friend anymore, and there was no Betty anymore.
There was nothing to mak
