MiMi and Me

Last night when I got off the bus, there was a kitty sitting at Matthew's Park, watching me. It was almost as if she was waiting for me. When I got to the walk leading to my front door, I turned and saw the kitty sitting right behind me. She continued to follow me to the front step where I knelt down and pet her and asked her where she belonged. She hadn't a collar but her fur wasn't matted and it was very clear that she's an indoor cat.

As I fumbled for my key, I noticed that she had let herself in the screen door behind me. It doesn't latch so she just pawed it open. I let her into our house and introduced her to my housemates. After playing with her for about ten minutes, we brought her back outside and went to the neighbor's house to ask if they knew where she belonged. Surprisingly, the first house we stop at is her home. We learned her name is MiMi and she likes to roam around outside when the weather is nice.

Tonight when Abbi returned from work, MiMi was waiting for her and again she was welcomed into our house for a few minutes. Later in the evening, Matt came home and MiMi must have seen him come in because in a few moments we heard mewing, a request for us to let her in. For the past twenty minutes she's been lying on my legs, sleeping.

This is love.