HAPPY ENDING ???

 I know, pretty much everyone wishes to have a pet. Well for my case? I never actually cared until…..he came into my life.

It was that one  chaotic night  when my brother brought Milo home out of nowhere. It requires a lot of guts to bring a pet without your parents knowing, especially when your parents are strict. Of course, you are wondering what my parent’s reaction was. Thankfully they didn't kick us out but we were scolded to death and were asked to return Milo back to its owner. At that time despite the terrible circumstances, we only cared about a little terrified kitten in a  box, wiggling his head to see outside of that box,through small holes with fascination.Again he was perhaps hiding, in fear of something unknown. We gently took him out of the box while gazing tenderly at him and assuring him, he was safe.Meanwhile his eyes were fixated at us trying to understand and soon enough his eyes flickered probably indicating he got the gist.

We managed to spend a few days with Milo, cooking up various stories manifesting our absolute creativity of which, even  if we used half in academics, the  results would have skyrocketed.Shortly, we ran out of stories and milo was returned. But that unwelcomed kitten has already enchanted us with his delightful traits and breaking free from this spell proved to be quite difficult.We almost begged our family to let him in and one day it paid off.They let us have milo but over some conditions.To be specific we were made to sign on some document  acknowledging all the mentioned terms.A document recording our commitments, pretty interesting, isn't it? (It's kept safe till this date though.) Well about the conditions,it's pretty obvious what most parents want from their children and ours was no exception.Moving on, the kitten was allowed. Our happiness was beyond words as if we discovered some secret treasure.

  

The next day, our excitement reached its peak, wondering when my brother would arrive with cat and his belongings just like the very first day.To occupy ourselves amid all this exhilaration, we started to look for  a cute name.And we found it! Milo was the name …

Gradually he became everyone’s favorite. We couldn't be blamed for being his admirers so soon.I mean look at him! Can you resist his adorableness? Milo was like our little family member without us realizing much. Until that  one day, when Milo made us realize how valuable he is to us.

Before jumping into another crazy tale, let me narrate Milo's instincts which I found super fascinating. As I have never seen a kitty this close, I didn’t know what the cats are capable of. His responsiveness astonished us the most which included imitating and talking to us too. For instance, when everyone used to be asleep in the morning, he used to wander into every room, call out “ai”.For a few days, we wondered who was making that cute babyish sound and it didn't take long for us to understand. It’s Milo again.What’s more is he nods his head enthusiastically at us, comes to us running, wagging his tail whenever we call him out , does playful whims and even says”na” whenever he disagrees.Everything he does is still new to us. Thus if I start writing more about him,It will take a decade to finish.

Now that wild story begins.Again we weren’t accustomed to cats much, so naturally thought of him jumping out of the balcony didn’t hit our mind.You have figured it out by now that he jumped out of the third floor while we were busy and distracted. After probably 10-20 mins we started searching for him.To be honest, initially we thought maybe he was sleeping somewhere. However, we were wrong and started searching each and every corner of our home until someone suggested checking outside as well. Again we found no trace of him and just when we were about to head back with disappointment, a kid informed us that he had seen  a white furry cat here not long  ago. It gave us the hope and will we desperately needed back then.The kid further told us that a guy in his twenties found him and took him away right away. Immediately, we began going around searching for some hints and after one to two hours we thankfully found a lead which is the cctv. It shows, Milo after jumping from our balcony, took a while to gather himself before starting for  home all by himself. But that guy intervened, finding no one around and took Milo away with him. Now there was nothing we could do as the face of that guy wasn't clear in the footage.Days passed, still there’s no sign of him.

Just when we were in despair and about to  give up, my uncle noticed a guy carrying milo off  to sell him. Since Milo looked pale and different from his usual texture my uncle was unsure and questioned him and as predicted he lied. Fortunately, my uncle succeeded in getting his number.  The moment my uncle shared the news, my entire family felt revitalized.My dad, who I never imagined would ever involve police in a simple  cat missing case, actually did that.Within a short span of time, with the help of  police and our detective skills we located him. A sudden urge of anger and joy coursed through us as we saw the guy holding our milo in his hands. Milo was found.If it hadn’t been for my dad, violence would be an instantaneous reaction for us teenagers.Milo wouldn’t stop meowing.We all could see the pain in his eyes and how much he missed us. I must say that the  guy was apologizing continuously, confessing greed took the best of him back then.We forgave him.I am certain he would think twice before stealing a cat again, considering how fiercely we were after him.

It was a happy ending for us.We all know the rest of the story. We implemented measures to ensure Milo’s safety, showered him with attention , got vigilant and what not.Even Milo got more attached to us following this incident, not to mention he was traumatized for a while and would hiss at strangers.But at the end,we are happy, Milo is happy.