Enough Already!

You know ... enough already!

I now know what to listen for before Herself leaves the house and doesn't take me. When she says, "I can't take you, but I'll be home soon"...I'll then know that she won't be gone an interminable time (whatever that means...because 5 minutes fits that category as far as I'm concerned). But ... when I hear ... "I'll be home later" that's the signal. I have to listen carefully for either "soon" or "later" because if I hear "later" that means endless waiting.

Like this past weekend. She left me with everything else I love in my life, like food, water, my various beds and pads, talk radio rambling on, air conditioning, light in various rooms, I mean I should have been very content ... right? Content? I was miserable.

Where was she? Why isn't she here? How long must I wait? Doesn't she care about me? Oh! Come on ... come home already! I couldn't eat. I couldn't sleep. I couldn't daydream. I couldn't pee for gosh sakes.

The earth moved around the Sun. The Sun began to go down (don't ask me where down is ... but it went down) ... and still no Herself.

PLEEZE COME HOME!!!!!!

Then ... what was that? ... I heard something ... someone coming up the elevator ... IT'S HER!
SHE DID COME BACK!!!!

I cried out, I licked frantically. I lept into her arms determine never to let go. I'm happy once again.

But ............. I now know what to listen for ... I've learned a new word "later". I don't like that word.

Next time, I will throw myself against the door and not let her out unless she takes me. PERIOD. That's it. No compromises.

I would wait for you by the door ... but I'm so tired of that view after 12 hours of looking at the door yesterday that I'll just listen, and if I hear you coming, then I'll run to the door, happy you've come to see me.