Sunday, May 27, 2007

Further melancholy

My cat, Stripe, has been missing for three or four days now. I'm afraid for her because we've previously lost a couple of younger cats to the forest surrounding our house. I never thought that we'd lose her this way, though, because she's very much a homebody and has been my faithful companion for these past eight years.

It's always possible that she's off on one of those long walks that cats take. The plot thickens as our neighbor's cat has recently disappeared as well, but I've seen him before and he's a beast; I think he'd be able to fend off any predators in the area. I'll allow myself to hope for Stripe's safety for the next two weeks. After that, though... well, we're not letting our other cat outside after dark anymore.

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