"I Am Okay"

There I sat, alone, in a big steel cage in the backroom of the pet store. They said I was “damaged” and, therefore, could not be out on the floor with all of my other friends. My time was running out. If things didn’t change quickly, I would be sent back to the breeder for a refund, and, there, my life would surely end. I hung my head in sorrow, so sure that when they removed me from the cage, I was doomed, but, wait, there is an excited 13 year old girl and her Mom. Oh, I’m in her arms, and she is cuddling me and kissing me all over. She says she loves me, and she is bringing me home. She doesn’t care about any of my medical issues, and neither does her Mom. She says she’s going to call me “Cedrick”. Oh, boy, here we go; we’re walking out of the pet store, and getting in her Grandma’s van. She say’s we’re going home; I’m going home! It’s going to be okay. I am okay! Nearly 1o years later, that little girl has married and moved on, but I’m safe with her Mom; my Grandma, and I am loved, and spoiled, along with my feline siblings. I am okay.