R.I.P. A Cat
Dear Mr., Ms. or Mrs. A Cat,
As I write this you are somewhere in Roadkill Heaven right now, where I inadvertantly sent you at around 5:20 this morning as I was driving to work. I swear it was an accident - I like cats, I’m not really a dog person. Which isn’t to say I’d gladly run over a dog, but I digress.
It all happened so fast; I was keeping my eyes straight ahead and trying to focus on the road, which isn’t so easy when the sun still hasn’t come out. Trying to anticipate people crossing the street, that kind of thing. I wasn’t even speeding. Suddenly you came running across from the right, about five metres in front of the car. I saw you and swerved to the right, hoping to avoid hitting you. But unfortunately it was not enough, and I ended up feeling and hearing two sickening thuds as you got crushed beneath my wheels.
A horrifying experience. I was so shaken up by it that I just went on my way. I just couldn’t pull over, get out and see your spasmic death twitches. I’ve mentioned on here before how it’s a good thing I never got into med school since I’m squeamish; and now it seems I wouldn’t cut it as a vet either. When I got to the office I couldn’t bring myself to look under the car either, but if this was an episode of CSI, I’m sure they’d find all sorts of gruesome, interesting things.
As you might gather, I feel really awful about the whole tragic incident, which will be of small consolation to you, because, well, you’re dead. Even though I probably wouldn’t have got to know you if you were still alive, I’m sure you were a good cat. I deeply regret prematurely ending your life, and I hope you and your litter of kittens (if any) will find it in your hearts to forgive me.
Regretfully yours,
Hasief Ardiasyah
March 29th, 2006 at 11:34 pm
one two three four five six seven… all good cats will go to heaven…
March 30th, 2006 at 11:24 pm
Waah… Kitty Killer! Huhu. R.I.P. Kitty Kat.
April 3rd, 2006 at 4:56 am
As a cat lover and also your friend, i don’t know if i should hate you or not. Poor cat..poor cat. People say that if one hits a cat and it dies, you should be most responsible to make sure the cat gets burried right. If not, there might occur many unfortunate things in your life. I don’t know if this is a supersticious belief but many cases has proved it right. I’m not trying to scare you and I’m glad that you really regreated it. Hope it rests in peace.
April 3rd, 2006 at 4:57 pm
in tuo adventu suscipiant te martyres
et perducant te
in civitatem sanctam, jerusalem.
Amen
(A real AMEN!)
April 4th, 2006 at 2:27 am
Jamal (I never call you Rere, hur hur): Boy, I’m gonna carry that weight, carry that weight a long time…
Halief (I never call you HaliefTheFirst, hur hur): More like unintentional manslaughter, I mean catslaughter.
Sheila: Well, that’s what people say. But I’ve never really listened to what people say anyway, heheh. Incidentally, I almost ran over another cat this morning. Wasn’t my fault, I wasn’t even going faster than 5 km/h. I saw the cat from the corner of my left eye, and it suddenly decided to sprint across the road (and made it, luckily). Some cats just have a death wish, I guess. Or maybe somebody’s trying to tell me something…
Ida (I never call you Yulida, hur hur): I have no idea what you’re saying, but AMEN anyway.
April 5th, 2006 at 11:07 am
.. heartbroken, but as they say, all cats do go to Kitty Heaven..