Fall was briskly coming to an end, as a bundled up child strolled down her tree lined driveway.She kicked merily at th still colorful pile of leaves, unaware that a simple trip to the mailbox would expose herto one of nature's most heartless of laws. Slick coated department store ads caused clumsy little hands to lose their grip on the papers she was to retrieve. Mail fell and flew scattering across the sidewalk.

In that moment her eyes caught sight of tuffs of white fur amidst the decay in the gutter. Brushing aside the garbage revieled a kitten, no more than a month old, laying on it's side. It's cold body was badly imaciated and eyes were crusted over, rendering the helpless little one blind. The mother, had abandoned her baby for the sake of her surviving kits. However at the time the child couldn't comprehend why.

She tenderly placed a hand over the kitten's body, feeling for the rise and fall of breath that could be interperted as a sign of life. A weak rumble rose to greet her finger tips....