She was a tiny tabby cat with a wise, knowing face. Her green eyes were ringed with black, as if with perfectly applied kohl. Some of her fellow travellers ignored her, while others stole surreptitious glances in her direction. Lizzie, however, made direct eye contact with the little cat, who stared back, as if daring her to speak or act.
The young man with the cat sling across his body gazed out of the window as the train came to a halt in the seaside town.
Lizzie got off the train after him, then, once outside the station, she found herself going in the same direction as him.
He turned left down a street that led to a part of town filled with vintage markets, cafes, health food stores and…
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Woman's Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, 18-Feb-2025