Boxing Bootsie

Boxing Bootsie — page 5 — put down cats She even said unkind things about my sweet beautiful Bootsie I’m sure you’re wondering if my claws came out Well get cozy and I’ll tell you all about it It was early in the morning toward the end of June I sprang out of bed like a cat I pulled off my pajamas and tugged on my leopard-print leggings and a Tabby Towers T-shirt I grabbed my silver locket I opened it and kissed the tiny photo inside It was a picture of my very best friend in the whole world my cat Bootsie

Boxing Bootsie — page 6 — I missed her so much I’d been at my grandparents farm for two weeks Two whole weeks without Bootsie I’d never been away from her for that long I didn’t know how much longer I could stand it I snapped the locket shut and kissed it again I hung the chain around my neck and hurried to the bathroom First I cleaned my cat-frame glasses I brushed my hair and pulled it into a high ponytail I like it sticking up high like the tail of a happy cat Then I brushed my teeth for two full minutes because I like a cat like to be fresh and clean at all times I smiled at the mirror then looked at

Boxing Bootsie — page 7 — the kitty-cat clock on the bathroom wall Good I thought I’ve got ten minutes before FaceTime with Bootsie Ten minutes was just enough time for something I needed to do I leaped up the attic stairs and dug through boxes on the attic floor Soon I found some old picture frames I grabbed a small one It didn’t have a photo inside Purr fect I ran back to my room and put my favorite photo of Bootsie into the frame Her big blue eyes peered back at me You’re so sweet and so beautiful I said out loud I miss you terribly Bootsie I wish I could talk Grandma Kit into letting you stay at the

Boxing Bootsie — page 8 — farm with me I set the frame on my nightstand and grabbed my cell phone Actually the phone wasn’t mine It belonged to my parents I was allowed to call only them or my nanny Pam I called Pam more often than my parents She was cat-sitting Bootsie for the summer at our

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