Im a nervous kitty...

by Ginger

I'm a nervous Kitty

I'm not a brave kitty at all, in fact most things scare me .When I was a kitten, I only came near Rose and her Mum because I was so hungry, but it took me a long while before I was brave enough to come into the house and not want to run away when the door was shut .I liked Rose's Mum the best as she was quiet and never shouted and I would come if she called me.

I was so scared of being in the house before I came to live with Rose, that I had an accident on the carpet and Rose was very cross me and told me I was a bad kitty, but when I cried she let me come in again.

I was even scared of eating when I was a kitty in case the other cats minded me sharing and I would wait till last to see if there were any leftovers.

I think I'm not very brave because my Mummy didn t people at all and I heard Rose say she thought Mummy was almost feral whatever than means.

I never saw her again after I was taken in a box, with my friend Josephine to the Vet's and they stuck a needle in me to make me go to sleep .When I woke up again I was put back in the box with Josephine and taken in a strange thing that moved back to Rose's house, by a strange lady.

She opened the box and Josephine ran out and jumped on the window sill, but I was too scared to venture out of the box and I heard the lady say she would come back. I was frightened they would take me back to the vets if she did that, so I came out and went and hid behind the settee for the rest of the day.

What scares me most of all though is meeting strange people. I like to meet other cats, but not people. Rose once had a man in white overalls in the house that she called a decorator, so I went outside and stayed there even though it was raining and my fur got all wet.

I know if I hear strange voices that Rose has visitors, so I stay outdoors until I'm sure they have gone.

I also get scared if Rose catches a cold and sneezes when I am sitting on her lap. I run away and hide then. She should know better than to frighten me like that.

I'm afraid I'm not a very brave kitty at all. I wish I were more like my friends Leo, Queenie and Josephine but Rose tells me I am special and she likes me just as I am, so I sit on her lap and purr and don't feel scared any more.