. After a week of searching, a stray black kitten shows up at Margaret

. After a week of searching, a stray black kitten shows up at Margaret's doorstep. It is thin, with big, frightened eyes. Margaret hesitates at first, still heartbroken over Oliver’s disappearance, but she decides to take the kitten in. She names him Shadow. Shadow is timid but slowly warms up to her, often curling up on her lap as she looks out the window, still hoping to see Oliver coming down the street.