Our cat Bugsy has been missing for months and months (can't remember exactly when he disappeared) he went within a week of Sarah also going missing, Sarah has come back, Bugsy didn't
Sam was peddling back from school through a nearby village (i won't let him cycle on the main road as it's so dangerous) passing a house he saw a cat that looked very much like Bugsy watching him through a window, Sam went to investigate and knocked on the door, the house belonged to an old lady who told Sam the cat had turned up in her garden and then made himself at home in her house, when Sam pointed out it was our cat she became very sad saying she had become fond of him, she told Sam she had no pets since her dog had been put down last year, when Sam came home and told me he had found Bugsy and without me hearing the full story i was all set to go and bring him back, Sam was against this "mum, she needs him more than we do, he must have sensed she was lonely and went to keep her company" we decided to let her keep him if she wanted, Sam collected Bugsy's sleeping basket, his toys, and at least half the cat food in the pantry
with the basket propped under his arm, the carrier over the handle bars he set off, the old lady was delighted
she had one worry though, she told Sam the reason she didn't get another pet after her dog died was that she was worried it would outlive her, "if i die Sam, they will be no one to look after him"
Sam told her "when you die just come and tell us and we'll take him back to the farm"
she must have a sense of humour, she patted his hand and said,
"when i die Sam, would you like me to tell you before or after?"
Sam has been taking longer than usual to cycle back from school, he's been stopping by her house for tea and cakes........................
