If Cats Disappeared from the World

by Genki Kawamura

I assumed that because I was happy, she must be happy, too. But then a time came when that was no longer the case. Feelings can’t always be mutual. Love tends to fizzle out over time. And even though everyone knows that, it doesn’t stop anyone from falling in love.

“Yeah, but just being alive doesn’t mean all that much on its own. How you live is more important.”