"Sasha?" Anton walked over to the cat and picked it up. Its body was completely limp. "Oh, Sasha!" Tenderly Anton sat the tiny body back down and began to sob. Andrea held him and stroked his hair. "I'm so sorry," she murmured. After a few minutes Anton's sobs subsided, and he silently walked to the door. "Where are you going?" asked Andrea. "To get a shovel. I must bury her." "It's almost dark, Anton," Andrea said gently. "Why don't you just wait until tomorrow?" "You are right." Anton sighed deeply. He wrapped the cat's body in a pillowcase and left it beside the door. "Please stay, Andrea," he said. "I do not want to be alone tonight." "Of course I'll stay," said Andrea. Anton held Andrea closely all night, as if he never wanted to let her go. Later in the night she awoke and he

