Wake-up Call
by Becky Black
When you live beside a cat café, it’s inevitable the fur will start flying eventually. Dez, a cop recovering from a shooting, intervenes in a burglary at the café, and meets the owner, Fran. Fran offers friendship to his vulnerable neighbour and as they spend more time together, Dez comes to rely on the contact with Fran, and his cats and begins at last to find the way back out of his isolation.