The streetlamp flickers at 2 AM on the asphalt path.

The streetlamp flickers at 2 AM on the asphalt path. The ginger cat stands still while the white one presses its nose to his collar tag. A woman told him last week that the blue light means the night bus is coming, so he waits under it every morning. He has a plastic ring from a milk jug tucked behind his ear for the fare. The white cat pulls back and looks at the empty road. Is the bus late.