Today's challenge brings back some beautiful memories....that of a favorite pet. There's only one little sweetheart that comes to mind here.....Kittu.
About a year ago, someone abandoned a little kitten at the gate when she was about a month old. A scrawny thing she was, with an injured shoulder & just one good eye. I thought the cat was a 'he' and named her Cyclops. Felt very sorry for her as she was all alone while the other kittens in the building frolicked around with their mother.
My mum-in-law found her a basket lined with an old towel & the little bag of bones made her home outside our door. When the vet confirmed that Cyclops was in fact female, we re-christened her 'Kittu'.
For close to a year she lived in our building, the favorite of the caretaker, driver and maids. What we all loved about her was her mild manner & the awfully cute way she played by herself, chasing feathers, dragonflies & dried leaves. What was most endearing was how she'd stand on her hind legs in an attempt to grab at my house keys.
It was a shock when I got home from work one afternoon and was informed that Kittu had been run over by a neighbor's car. I was heartbroken and filled with anger at the callous behavior of the neighbor, who said it was all about destiny. Grrrrrrr!
It's very true....cats walk into your life & leave paw prints all across your heart.
Here's my sketch of my Kittu.....
Art-a-day challenge - day 3....done!
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