I miss my best friend

It has been a little over 3 months since Bootsy crossed the Rainbow Bridge (June 17, 2008), but I still miss her terribly. Mom & Dad are getting worried about me, because I am spending so much time under the bed, where Boots & I used to hang out when Boots was scared.

Boots was like my mom, my mentor, my teacher, my playmate...my whole world. I knew she was sick, but I didn't realize how sick she was until it was too late.

We used to spend all of our time together....snuggling, playing with the feather toys, running around being silly. Of course, it took her a little while to get used to me when I first came home. She didn't like me so much then, but I quickly brought her around. She taught me everything I needed to know about life in the house...how to play with feather toys, how to chase mice, how to watch the fish but not knock over the tank. She helped me learn how wonderful it is to be an inside kitty, because I was born underneath a trailer to a momma who had been abandoned by her breeder when she got too old. My mom's breeder didn't realize momma was pregnant when she dumped her out in the country.

Boots was terrified of thunderstorms (which I secretly like), and she would get so scared of thunder & lightning. We would curl up together under the bed, and I would purr to her and help her feel safe. We shared our toys, our kitty bed, everything. We even had a hamster that we both loved. Of course, I think I "loved" the hamster in a different way than Boots did, as Boots would let the hamster sleep next to her on the couch. I would much rather have chased him around.

Sometimes I sit in my perch at the top of the cat tree and look out the window, wishing my friend were still here. I mean, I have Dudley here, but most of the time I wish he would leave me alone. He's only 1 year old, and he doesn't understand how much I miss Boots. He didn't have the same bond with her that I did.

How long will this hurt? How long will I be in pain? I with the hurt wasn't so strong.

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