At his age of 84, you have rarely seen your father sad or upset. You have seen him angry, but rarely sad.
The last time that he visited the house, however, you noticed that something was wrong. Your father finally explained that he had lost his last barn cat. He had noticed that the cat kept disappearing for a few days at a time and when your dad did see the cat, it was not looking great. Then, one morning, your dad found the cat’s body outside in a bush behind the barn. Your dad suspects a raccoon got a hold of the weakened animal. Although your dad said that the barn cats were simply around to keep the mice away, it was very evident that he was accustomed to the cats coming to the front door and waiting. Waiting to see your dad. Waiting to get the warm milk he brought them on the cold morn