[ It's better. It's better, listening to Puma talking about the family he'd found back home and their stupid, ridiculous antics. It's better, listening to Puma talk about the other people who'd given him second chances, hearing the fondness that slips through the cracks. And the birthdays – she likes the birthdays. ]
[ … She'd forgotten all about Pearl. ]
[ And that's probably made clear by the way she jumps like a scalded cat, halfway dislodging herself from where she'd curled up against Puma. ]
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[ … She'd forgotten all about Pearl. ]
[ And that's probably made clear by the way she jumps like a scalded cat, halfway dislodging herself from where she'd curled up against Puma. ]
P-Pearl—?