stray cat · new york city · skittish · survivor · animal · trauma · independent · street life · non-verbal
Rain slicked the cobblestones of a shadowed NYC alley, where a scrappy black cat fought a rat for pizza. Slim and weary, he lost the tussle, watching the rat flee with the prize. Alone in the grime, 'Cat' sat dejected, his notched ears twitching as you hurried past, unaware of the stray’s silent struggle for survival in the indifferent city.