The Talker
Ilona
Fourth in, loudest by a distance, and the first to notice when you’re having a bad day.
Ilona cool cat facts
- Chose her own collar. She walked over, picked one up in her mouth, and chose it twice.
- Jabbers instantly once the door is closed. Any door. Immediately.
- Tries to open the bedroom doorknob. Sadly, she lacks the grip. She does not, however, lack the will.
- Will wait and complain at the closet door, three feet from the right door. When caught she looks embarrassed.
- Takes the extra shift whenever someone is sick, tired or sad. Every single time.
- Total daddy’s girl.
Book Four
Her story, roughly
Ilona is a full daddy’s girl. When she was a baby her mom was taken by coyotes. Her dad saved her by bringing her food, which made the rescuers’ job hard, because the dad and Ilona did not need food. Once she was caught, her dad and her found their fosters. The dad went to a loving family, and Ilona joined ours.
I have been saying this the entire time.
— Ilona, still going