2:02 a.m. - Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005
HB's Gift
Tonight I'm sad. My poor cat, HB, is outside in the cold rain and I don't know where she's at. It's after 2 am in the morning and I'm worried sick about her. I know that she's somewhere out of the rain, like beneath a car or under a porch or shed maybe.
It all began earlier tonight, before the rain started. HB was outside where I usually let her go for awhile each day when it's warm outside. Then usually I let her come back inside for the night.
This afternoon HB showed up at the front door with a gift for me, I suppose. Some kind of small rodent in her mouth, a mouse or a baby groundhog or something similar. She first sat in front of the door and my sister was the first to notice HB. Then I saw her too sitting there just as proud as can be of her find I suppose. But it was very yucky to us so I wouldn't let her come inside. I kept trying to tell her to take it away. I was afraid that she'd run into the house with it. The rodent seemed to still be partially alive.
Then later this evening I went on into my bedroom and the door was shut. I watched a few shows on tv. I figured that it would probably continue to be mild outside and I wasn't too worried. But then it began to rain and I didn't hear it at first with the tv going. When I turned the tv off I realized that HB is still out in that cold rain someplace tonight.
She was only doing what cats do. And I left her stranded outside and now it's cold and rainey. Poor HB. I have the front door partially open even at this late hour in the hope that she will see the porch light on and come to the door from wherever she's found to go to. But she must be some place where she can't see the porch light. I was afraid to try to call her for fear of waking the neighbots. I've just been sitting looking out the door hoping HB will come home soon.
My poor little HB....
