I certainly couldn't fully express what I felt right now. I thought my mother was just joking when she said Minggay's dead, but the moment I saw him lying on the ground, stiff and cold, my mind suddenly went blank. For seconds I just stared at him... He was drenched from head to paw. I poke him because I don't really believe that he's already dead, but he didn't move...he didn't...
I'm still sobbing whenever I recall his form earlier. He looks so pitiful... My mother said it was raining when she heard heavy steps on our roof. It was raining hard that time, so she thought Minggay was just coming home because that's what he usually does whenever it rains. She went outside and saw Minggay struggling to climb down from our roof. She approached him, and when he landed on the ground, he instantly collapsed. She carried him inside, and he was still breathing and alive, but then he suddenly convulsed. According to my mother, he looks really in pain—shaking violently and nudging his head on the ground as if it really bothers him. After minutes of restless shaking, he stayed still, and that's the time he was probably released from pain.
I don't know why he died, but it seems someone hit him really hard in the head. Minggay's really a strong cat, so I can't really believe he died just like that. Somebody definitely beat him badly that he came back so disoriented enough to climb down carefully like he's afraid of falling. Minggay's always the adventurous one, and he usually wouldn't hesitate to jump down all the way from our roof. But today is different.... He's afraid to jump down because he knows he can't land properly like usual. My poor Minggay... I can't imagine how he suffered during the last moments of his life...and I hate it that I wasn't atleast there.
Up until now, I'm still in the state of shock and grief. It happened so suddenly, and still I can't accept that he died that way... I'm also angry... very angry at the person who did that to him. I don't know him/her, but I do hope he/she gets his/her karma. Minggay may be a little playful, but he's definitely an adorable and kind cat. He's an intelligent cat, so I know he definitely tried his best to get away from the bastard that beat him, but unfortunately he didn't...
He was our first cat pet, and he isn't just a pet for us. My mother and I really cried while my father buried him. My heart is still heavy with sadness, but I hope I can find ways to lift up my mood. I have a coming teaching demo, and I can't afford to show my sadness to the children I'll teach. So hopefully... I can.
I'll definitely miss him—his playful nature, his adorable way of sleeping, his snobby attitude, his weird antics... Our one and only feisty ginger, Minggay.
NOTE: All of the pictures were taken by me... I didn't take any pictures of his last moments with us because, as much as possible, I don't want to dwell on the tragedy that happened today. For I would rather reminisce someday about those memories of him being our usual feisty Minggay—alive and brimming with energy and happiness, than remember him in his painful end.
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I suffered so much reading your post, it's always hard to lost a pet but in that way it's cruel I hope you find who did that and beat it as much as he beat the cat, how a human can be si cruel with a poor creature?
Yes... I really wish I can really beat him the way he beat Minggay. He didn't really have an ounce of mercy towards my defenseless Minggay...just imagining how Minggay suffered in his hand made me cry, and at the same time it also made my blood boil...I hope my Minggay is at peace wherever he is now...