Sentimental Value
She described how its belly shook as she and her sister ran downstairs and out the back door. That it saw them take the shortcut through the fence and onto the road, where the house no longer could see them. She wondered if the house liked to be empty and light, or full and heavy. If the floors liked being trod on. If the walls were ticklish. If it ever felt pain. And she thought that yes, it probably liked to be full.