I sit and watch the young girl and her kitten. It brings back memories of when that was me.

This was beautiful. There was nothing we couldn’t do, as yet untainted by the world and all it’s tempests. This was a promise for a time to come. ‘I will love you, you will love me. Together forever, (as long as that might be!).

I gave a soft smile (or my best equivalent), and sat still and let them have their moment. Let them cement this in their memories, with the hope it will carry them as it’s carried us.

It’s not all be sweetness and light. I ended up in hospital. My neighbour tried to end me. All so gruesome that we moved. Moved here, in fact. This place is happy for the two of us. My human and I.

Thus far she’s kept her promise to. I hope these two can have the same life I’ve had. A life well lived.

With that I stand up, purr and head for home. My human’s waiting.