Mia was the most friendly and loyal cat you could ever meet. She went through many, many moves and many, many, many tough situations. My parents rescued her as a kitten on the street, and she lived to become 20 years old. Her hardships were somewhat constant and she was bouncing off the walls as any normal kitten would. She would always rest her paw on my arm when I was having a rough day. She always ate so noisy, and we would chuckle at her gulping the food up as if she was starving. She once had a bunkmate named Ollie, a mischievous cat that loved to horse around and tackle her. But once Ollie died, she spent the next few days searching the house for him, meowing up the stairs and looking in his favorite hiding places. Mia’s favorite food was beef and tuna water, though we never really knew why. She also adored sitting under the Christmas Tree and looking up at us, her little yellow eyes sparkling. Although she was a scaredy-cat, she never ran away from us and loved being stroked with her smoothing brush. We would brush out handfuls of black hair! She watched The Simpsons with me on my parents’ bed, happily purring and lying on her back so I could rub her tummy. Sometimes, she would stare at the screen as if she was interested in it, too! Once, I played FNAF with her, trying to show her the ropes. When I unwillingly got jumpscared by Foxy, she didn’t even flinch! Maybe she wasn’t a big scaredy-cat after all. We called her many, many silly nicknames that didn’t even relate to her. Though she became deaf over the years, we knew that she could still hear us somehow. When my first hamster died, she knew something was up. Mia limped right over to me and sat next to me on the couch. I kissed her on the cheek, but quickly regretting it later as her breath smelled like dead fish. Today, my parents took her to the vet to get her put down painlessly and quietly. I wasn’t there, but I knew that Mia was sitting in my Dad’s lap, her favorite space, and slowly, peacefully, going to sleep. Mia lived a long, happy, fulfilling life that was never cut short or paused. From this day on, I will not just remember Mimi as a family pet, but as a close friend that always had my back. RIP Mia ~ 2002 - 2022 We all love you so, so, so much, to the moon and back. You will never be forgotten <3 <3 <3
