Missing

This story is a mixture of real events happening a few days ago and fictional events I wish turned real.

It was nighttime and since it was the middle of winter it very cold outside. Suddenly, I hear the door open and I am being called. "Gimmy, Gimmy time to come inside." Grandpa steps outside and he has spotted me under the car; got to make a run for it before he gets me. Did I mention I am a kitten about 7 months old? No, well let me introduce myself, my name is Gimlet, but Gimmy for short. I love to explore, and my family would consider me fearless. There is also my brother Ice who by the way is a dog, but I do not let that scare me. He and I like to play and when he least expects it, I pounce on him and he chases me. The rest of my family are humans whom I love them very much.

So here I am running away because I do not want to go inside. I love being outside and exploring since the woods are all around me, there is much to explore. Before I know it, I am surrounded by woods and do not know which way to go to get home. It is cold but going one way will bring me someplace so, I will keep going. I have finally come upon a place, ‘oh look horses and a barn I can get warm in’. It does not look like home so I know I chose the wrong direction, but I can start my mission home in the morning. I do miss my family very much and right about now I would be laying in a nice warm bed with grandpa and possibly Ice. I also missed my nightly ice cream too, but I just wanted to explore how was I supposed to know I would get lost.

Suddenly I hear this voice; "Are you lost little one? A horse barn is not a place for a small kitten like you." "My name is Hootie and this barn is where I stay during the day. Some consider me a barn owl since I have claimed this place." I look up and see an owl looking down at me. Hi Hootie, I say, my name is Gimmy and you asked me if I was lost? I am I do not know the way back home and I know my family is missing me. Can you help me?

"I cannot promise I can get you home Gimmy, but I can do my best to try. Earlier when I was flying around, I heard many voices calling for you. I saw them as well at least 3 different people searching the woods and calling your name. They spent a long time calling for you and looking for you in this cold I know they were worried and missed you terribly." If you know that and saw them then you can help me get home, right? "Gimmy like I said I would try, and I have flown around recently, and I did not see them out calling for you, so I am not sure anymore where to lead you right now. I can check for you tomorrow night and hopefully I can lead you home. As of right now you should get a good night’s sleep." Thank You Hootie I sure hope I can make it home soon. I silently think to myself, when I get home, I am going to show my family how much I missed them and how sorry I am that I made everyone worry so much about me.

Exploring is exciting and something I love to do, but my family means more to me than that and with the help of Hootie I hope to make it home soon.