How often can you remember the day you met your best friend?
I know that seems like a loaded statement when my best
friend is most definitely a cat, but still. When you hear that our for the first
time, or when your precious fur baby falls asleep on your chest, you know you would
rather jump in front of a train than see her hurt. That is Olivia, my favorite creature
in the entire world.
So, my mom hates cats. Animals in general, really. You can
imagine how…upset she was when she saw this random cat running around the
house.
My dad decided that as a late 16th birthday
present for me, he would give me a tiny slip of paper that only read a phone
number and the word “kittens”. Obviously, I jumped to call. He knew I had
wanted a cat for so long and he finally gave in; mom had no clue. My older
brother drove me down the road to go and pick a kitten as well as all of the
other cat based accessories that come with owning one. As we came home, I hid
my secret in my coat as I ran into my room. My mother suspected nothing.
For a minute.
Soon my older sister comes to visit with her husband and
daughter. My sister opens my bedroom door to say hi to me, and sweet baby
Olivia sprints out the door as if someone lit her tail on fire. Next thing everyone
hears is: “WHAT IS THIS CAT DOING IN MY HOUSE”. After some careful calming and
persuading, everyone convinced my mom that my sister brought this cat for me.
To this day, Mom has no idea. 5 years later. Look at that face. How could anyone be mad at her?
Awe, what a beautiful cat! I'm a cat person, and my father reacted the same way. He didn't want one in the beginning, but about a month later he and the cat became BFF's. I really enjoyed this story, but wanted to hear more about the day you got it!
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