Was it over? He chirped curiously at the boy's back. He did not want to scare the cat further so he did not move any closer. Yet not seeing what could happen made him worried. He hoped that the cat would not hurt him, and that the boy would not hurt it.

Every second that passed felt longer than the last. He hesitated for what seemed like an eternity. All he could muster was to make a strange sound. It was a whine, like that of a much smaller animal. Please don't hurt it.