When I was a child, my mother and my grandmother did not
accept that I or my sister bring stray animals into the house. They always used
to say that a cat or a dog would destroy the house, but our desire to have a
pet was always there, especially a cat, an animal we always had admired.
When I was ten years old, I went to the supermarket with my
grandmother and my sister. When were way back home, it was very dark and the
only thing that illuminated our path was a street lantern with a very dimmed
light because the ravages of time. I remember that night was especially quiet.
In the darkness, I noticed a little black thing moving in
the corner of a house. It was a kitten. I grabbed the cat and went running back
at where my grandmother was. I told her that the cat was in great danger of
being bitten by a dog, and I saved it.
She was obviously not very happy with the idea of adopting a
cat, but I and my sister insisted.
We continued walking toward home, and, in the direct light
of that old street lantern, I noticed that the cat had its eyes completely
infected.
Probably, the poor thing cannot even saw. When we arrived at
home, my mother was not very happy, but she and my aunt were later very moved
by the state of the kitten.
With a lot of care and love, the cat was able to recover
from its eye infection and my family finally accepted the idea of having
animals in the house. Now, in 2018 we have nine cats.