My Miracle Mel (True Story)

I thought my Halloween would suck. I didn’t even think I would meet a new friend. Let alone a miracle.
It was Halloween night and I was getting back from trick-or-treating with one of my little friends. I was dressed in a Corpse Bride costume. The night was cool but not freezing. It was a full moon, a real spooky night. Since a lot of kids were sick, we got extra candy that people didn’t want. Even a few full sized bars!
When I got inside my house I immediately got a nice, large, glass of water. I could here my mom telling my dad “There is a cat in the bathroom!” That got my attention. “What?” I say. My mom tells how the cat jumped into the house away from the trick or treaters. And even though there were our dogs inside out house the cat jumped inside and bolted to the bathroom. My mom locked that cat inside so we could keep it safe. My dad grabed Irie’s crate. Irie is one of our puppies.
“Come on, come on,” my dad ushers the cat into the cage. The cat was beautiful. A light shade of charcoal, with lime green eyes. The name tag said that it was named Mel. A perfect name for a perfect cat. I really wanted to keep him but we already had a snake, a cat and three dogs.
The next morning we let him roam the house. Our pets got along with Mel all right but not extremely happy to share their space. Irie, loves cats, she always wanted to be one I think… It was so funny to see Irie trying to get out of reach from my mom, who was trying to keep her out of trouble.
I personally loved the cat. And it seemed to like me too. It would follow me, and purr whenever I pet him. He sat next to me as I watched my movie that night. He felt like silk, with his short hair. He was adorable! I wish I could have slept with him, but my parents told me he needed to sleep in the crate.
We tried calling the number on the tag many times but it always went strait to voice mail. We couldn’t keep the cat so we need to either find the owner or find a new one. We tried also calling the local vets to see if anyone was missing a cat. No such luck. Finally we went to the pound; apparently it had a chip inside it! It had a number of a friend of the prior caretaker. They said they would try to get a hold of the current owner.
That night the owner said that they were coming to pick him up. We went to the Safeway near our house as a meeting place. The guy was with a buddy. The guy was a lot like my Uncle Jon. And I think he really cared for that cat. He said he had just moved so the cat must have got loose while moving. He was very nice!
Out of every other possible choice, I’m glade he got the cat. He deserves such a sweet cat. And I really think that Mel liked him. The feeling was mutual between them. Even though I will really miss him, I think he is were he is really supposed to be. The night was both on full moons, what a miracle! My Miracle Mel.