The Waitress Who Helped a Broken Little Girl Without Knowing Her Father Was Watching

weird.”

“Most interesting cats do.”

“He needs a name.”

Tiana studied the drawing seriously.

“He looks like he has survived something dramatic. Maybe Crash.”

Lila’s face lit up.

“Crash the Cat.”

“Exactly. Crash the Cat. Star of his own comic.”

Lila picked up a crayon awkwardly in her left hand and wrote CRASH above the cat’s head.

The letters wobbled.

But they continue reading …