BUFFY by BEVERLY DURHAM

BUFFY

by BEVERLY DURHAM

I SAW HER THE FIRST TIME IN MY NEIGHBORS BACK YARD,SHE HAD A BROTHER AND 2 SISTERS.THEY WERE ABOUT 6 WEEKS OLD.I NOTICED AFTER A WEEK THEY WERE GETTING THIN. SO STARTED FEEDING THEM,THEY WERE SO HUNGRY.SHE WAS THE ONE THAT ALWAYS CAME RUNNING WHEN I CAME OUT.BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FACE,BIG EYES,SO HAPPY TO SEE ME.AFTER ABOUT A MONTH I BROUGHT THEM IN,I HAD 6 CATS ALREADY,BUT I HAD TO BRING THEM IN.MY DAUGHTER TOOK 1,I KEPT THE OTHER 3.THIS WAS THE MOST PRECIOUS LITTLE CAT.SO HAPPY,JUST THANKFUL SOMEONE CARED.SHE WAS WONDERFUL,VERY VOCAL,ALWAYS AT MY FEET.SHE LOVED ME SO MUCH,THE FEELING WAS MUTUAL.BUT SHE LOVED BEING OUTSIDE.I WATCHED THEM SO CAREFULLY.SHE NEVER WENT TO THE ROAD,I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED,SHE WAS HIT BY A CAR SEPT.5-04.I'LL NEVER FORGET WALKING OUT AND FINDING HER IN THE ROAD,I CAN'T GET THAT OUT OF MY MIND!EVERY TIME I WALK OUT I SEE HER.HOW DO I GET THAT OUT OF MY MIND.I HAD JUST CHECKED ON HER,SHE WAS OK,CHASING BUGS.SHE LOVED BUGS.MY SWEET BUFFY IS GONE,I'LL NEVER GET HER BACK,THE HURT IS DEVESTATING.I'LL NEVER SEE THAT SWEET FACE AGAIN,HEAR THOSE TINY MEOW'S.SHE WAS ONLY 2 1/2.IT JUST WASN'T ENOUGH TIME.SHE WAS JUST A BABY,AND MY BABY IS GONE.I LOVE YOU BUFFY.I'M SO VERY SORRY!SASHA AND FROTO MISS YOU!THEY LOOK FOR YOU.SO DO I!

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