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The Island Cat
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: I Can't Believe My Cat Did That!
By Ayesha Schroeder You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats.
~Proverb We had only been on the island of Saint Thomas for a day. Newly married and excited to explore, Tom and I sat on the balcony of our rental condo overlooking Coki Beach and sipped wine for breakfast. This was the good life. Tom, getting ready to begin medical school, and I, his bright-eyed new wife, will always remember this moment. Not only because it was picture-perfect, but also because it was when our cat, Essie, entered our lives and made us a family. She sashayed up to our second-floor balcony bellowing a high-pitched meow for attention. We backed away at first with fearful thoughts of feral island cats, but she wasn't deterred. Stretching her long, slender legs, she casually opened her mouth to yawn and bared her large teeth. I yelped and gathered my knees to my chest, wondering what she would do next. (Keep reading) | 