I wore my gown back and sat on the bed. The butterflies had flown away, and now my hand gently rested on Orange's head, softly caressing her fur.
"Yeah, that's the spot!" she moaned out, but I didn't laugh. I was still hurt... about my babies. They were gone, and I would have more, but I couldn't protect the first ones I had. It made my heart ache.
"Did they feel pain when they died?" I asked, and she shook her head.
"The cubs hadn't formed yet, so don't worry. They felt absolutely no pain," she said, and my smile widened.
"That's good!" I said, tears glistening in my eyes.
"Should we move in?" I heard Liora's hushed voice coming from the door.
"It's been three hours already. I can't stay here, I'm worried. Plus, who is she talking to?" I heard Bibi's words and snapped my gaze back to stare at the closed door right in front of me.
"You can't keep hating them!" Orange said, and I paused.
"I hate you too. You abandoned me!" I said, and her normal expression fell.
