CATS

Since young,I have always pleaded my parents for a cat but they repetitively said a "no".After many years, when I turned sixteen they bought me a cat for my birthday.I felt overwhelmed as after many years they have fulfilled my wishes.I always read up alot about cats just in case if my parents gave me such a surprise by giving me a cat.

I thought that after reading up alot about them i would be a good caretaker.It was true for a few months but after sometime things changed drastically.In the beginning,I spent at least 2 hours a day playing with my cat and taking good care of it.As my O levels were nearing i rarely had time to take care and play wif my cat.Truely speaking i even forgot that i had a cat as my pet as i only concentrated on my studies and forgot all about my cat.

Everyday after i return from school late in the evening,my cat would come near me and rub its body against my leg and purr loudly but i would just shove it away and just walk away.All of a sudden, my cat stopped addressing my presence.It stopped following me everywhere i went in the house and it kept itself confined to its cushion and rarely ate.Even my Mother complained to me about my irresponsibility but i never gave a thought about it.

To my dismay,my cat passed away within a few months after being left all alone without any form of care.Only after it passed away i realised the great mistake which i had just made.I was the one who pleaded for a cat and after i got one i reluctantly just left it all alone.Only after my cats death i knew how irresponsible i was all this while.Since then i never wanted a pet as i knew that i will never be a good caretaker.

Azeezah Azraa
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