As If Nothing Ever Happened

Nothing really surprises me anymore, too many odd things have occurred lately for that. And even as you never should say never, I honestly didn't believe we'd ever see our cat again when she disappeared nearly 10 months ago. But due to some strange (but uninteresting) coincidences, this week I located her and brought her home. The same night she returned I found myself watching her in disbelief; all this time had passed, and yet there she was, lying on the sofa, as if nothing ever happened. While she contentedly was licking her fur, I couldn't help but wonder about what she's been doing these months. Who had cuddled her? Where had she slept? Had she missed us? And also, how fast could I loose every recollections of her scratching the doorframes and throw up hairballs on the carpet? Old habits die hard they say, and I found it almost too easy to let her come close and stroke her soft coat. I even think she snuck her way into my bed that first night...