I remember the first time I saw him. I actually heard him before I saw his face through the weeds. He had the strangest meow I had ever heard.
Hailey and I were playing in the back yard at the time and we were quite bored. We jumped at the opportunity to investigate the strange noise.
We walked towards the direction of the sound and saw a face emerge from the neighbor’s yard. He was a very dirty and very gray cat. He was just about the ugliest thing you’ve ever seen in your life, except for those hypnotizing gorgeous blue eyes, but I found a place in my heart for him immediately.
He looked very hungry so I walked into the house and filled a pink bowl with cat food for him. I used it to lure him into a pet carrier so Hailey and I could get a better look at him. He was very sweet and, being the pet lover that I am, I proceeded to ask my mom if we could keep him.
Being a typical mom, she said no. I was crushed when she told me to let him out of the cage. I was afraid that I would never see him again.