Heart Touching Story of A Boy and His Cat: A Cat to Remember

“Meow, meow.” Puss robbed herself against Yusuf’s legs. He bent down and stroked her.

“Lie down, don’t worry, you’ll be all right. I’ll come to see you whenever I can.”

Puss curled up on her bed, watching him. When Yusuf moved to the door, she didn’t stir. She seemed to know she had to stay.

Yusuf arrived back home in good time and was busy working when his parents returned with box lunches. No one said anything about Puss, and Yusuf wondered when they would notice she was missing.

“Well, Yusuf, as soon as the washing up is done, we’ll take Puss to the SPCA. You’d better bring the cloth she sleeps on. She’ll be less likely to give trouble about settling down in her new home if she has it.”

Yusuf was drying the last plate when he heard his father calling “Puss, Puss,” and Tina’s voice joining in. Yusuf was glad no one asked him to join in the hunt for Puss.

At a quarter past two, Father called off the search. “It’s no use. We’d never be on time even if we found her now. I’ll phone and explain.”

Tina was upset. “What’ll we do if we don’t find her before we move? She doesn’t know our new home.”

“Don’t worry. She’s bound to come back here. I’ll come every day to see if she’s returned. All this noise and moving around may have upset her.”

By that evening the family was in the new flat. Mother had insisted that they leave their old home spotlessly clean. There was so much to do that for the time being Yusuf didn’t think about Puss.

The flat was well planned. There were three bedrooms, and Yusuf was delighted with his. It was small but cozy. By dinner time all the furniture was in place. There was not time for cooking, so the family went down to one of the eating stalls in the neighborhood.

Father taught them how to use the lift. He warned them about littering. The lift served a number of flats and had to be kept clean and in good order. He told them what to do if the lift should get stuck, as sometimes happened.

While they were eating, Yusuf remembered Puss. There was some fish left over from their meal, and he thought of taking it for his pet, but then he decided against it: his father might become suspicious and start asking questions.

Back at the flat, Father switched on the television set. Yusuf sat with the others to watch a Western. Though he liked such programs, he kept falling asleep till father sent him to bed.