Pepper Update in Magma

It has been almost 2 weeks since Pepper disappeared. My wife is heartbroken and I am just quiet, looking out at night out the window hoping for a miracle that won’t happen.

I’ve never been attached to an animal like this before, growing up we didn’t have normal pets like most American kids.

Pepper used to come to our bed and sleep next to my head, shoveling his little paws underneath my shoulder to warm himself up or simply trying to push me out of the bed.

He was the best cat.

Two nights ago I had a dream from his perspective that he was living with another family and looking out the window from the next block at our porch light.

Last night Nina had a conversation with Joey about Pepper. Joey seemed visible angry that he left us. He said to her ” Why did he leave us? “.

I don’t know how to respond to my 7 year old son’s question without it sounding like horseshit.