Misty

It was Wednesday afternoon on the last day of January. We had a relative visiting us and were having fish for lunch. We heard a meow outside the door and when we opened the door we found this black stray kitty standing out demanding to be fed fish. We gave him a few pieces, shooed him away and shut the door. Later when my husband was going out he found the kitty sitting on the stairs and brought it in.

 I don't know what he was thinking because we were against the idea of having pets at home, no, not because we don't like animals. Actually we all love animals and we even had some bunnies few years ago. So although my son keeps pestering us for a pet we always refused because we go on long vacation every year to visit our parents and having pets at home would make it difficult. Traveling long distances with pets is not an easy task and in our country traveling with a cat is almost impossible. Moreover my son used to have breathing troubles and he had some severe bouts of wheezing when we had the bunnies. 

So I don't know what my husband was thinking when he let the kitty in. It was a she and was about 4 or 5 months old. She was very friendly, not at all scared and she appeared to be used to human company. I tried to let her out many times but she outright refused to get out of the door. That night she chose to sleep in a chair next to our bed. Again we tried to let her out the next day and again she refused. Later she did go out a few times but always returned.

We named her Misty. We didn't have the heart to chase her out but I was worried that the cat would trigger my son's breathing problem. We didn't know what to do with her. She wouldn't leave us and we couldn't keep her. In the meantime one week had passed and we were still clueless. We didn't know anyone who was willing to adopt her. So I listed her on a couple of pet adoption sites and few people contacted us and two of them even made us wait a few days saying that they would take her but finally did not. Now it was about 3 weeks since she came to us. She became very attached to me and used to follow me around  house, even into the bathroom. If I don't let her in, she would wait for me outside the door. So adorable! Though she had a few favorite spots for her daytime naps she always slept at our feet at night.

Finally at the beginning of this month a young woman contacted us. She was willing to take Misty and we also felt that she was the right person. So 5 days ago we gave her off with a heavy heart. I never thought I would miss her so much and I even cried for the next 3 days. I am so tempted to call the young lady and ask her to give Misty back. I feel guilty that I abandoned the poor kitty who chose us as her owners or rather chose to own us. The next day after giving her away I had a dream that Misty found her way back and she was purring beside me trying to wake me up. Misty had been with us for only a month but it's going to take me a long time to get over her absence and I don't think I'll ever forget her. I hope Misty is very happy in her new home.

Moving to crochet, I finished the crescent shawl that I started last year, of course, it wouldn't have been possible without Misty's help.

She even helped me block it. Pattern soon. Have a great day!