Conditional Reality

Sourdough Lampshade had several dozen cats in her house. People said Sourdough was a crazy old lady, but that wasn’t completely fair: some of those cats were born in the house and some got in through the back door while she wasn’t watching. One day the cats decided Sourdough was superfluous to the household. They took her miles away and left her in a nice little community. The cats returned to Sourdough’s house. Two weeks later they looked up and saw Sourdough’s face in the window. Her hands were pressed against the glass. She looked sadder than a wet kitten.