During a rainy day in Spring…

When I was younger…

My parents saved a stray kitten from drowning in a deep puddle…

After a few days of constant rain…

They took it to a veterinary hospital for animals…

And came back with the kitten in tow…

The cat was silky black with bright yellow eyes…

My parents tried to name him, but couldn’t find a good name…

I blurted out the name Haru…

He slowly walked toward me…

And rubbed his head against my bent knee…

And as if the world new…

It suddenly stopped raining…

And the sun showed for the first time in almost a week…

For years after…

Haru and I were always together…

From my 10th birthday, where he got into the cake…

To my first heartbreak, where somehow his presence comforted me…

And my sudden illness, where he knew I was feeling bad…

And didn’t let anyone get near me as if protecting me…

After a week in the hospital, I was able to go home…

And the one waiting for me…

Was none other than Haru…

He meowed uncontrollably when I stepped inside…

He was so happy to see me after a week…

So much that he didn’t let me leave his sight for a few weeks after…

You were always there for me…

So why…

Tell me why….

Why am I crying over your grave…?

Why aren’t you here like you always were…?

Why aren’t you by my side any longer…?

Haru….