第29章杰克的爱心JAKEANDCAT(2)
Oneday,Ifoundalitterofwildkittensinourwoodpile。AlthoughIhadbeena“dogperson”allmylifeaheprivilegemylifewithacat,myheartwentouttotheselittlefurballs。Theywereonlyaboutfourweeksold,aifulgray-stripedbodiesaeheirmotherwas。Iputthemintoabhtthemihemeowingaelybegantosalivate,drool,andpaerinariantoldus,“Somedogsjustdosunderany。”
&erthekittyexperienedayIlookedoutsideontothededsawJakewithhisearsupandhisheadcockedsideways,starihereathisfeetwasatiiill。UsingsoothingwordstotryandkeepJakecalm,ImovedincltopreveackIfeltsurewasienhadbadlyiedeyes,anditprobably’tseehatwasloomiJakejustlookedatthelittlecreature,theme,athekitten。Iheardsomemeowing,aherkittehedeck。SoIsbothupintoaboxthatwouldbetheirtemporaryhome。IputtheboxinthegarageandstartedmakingcallstoalltheanimalpeopleIkellihesamestwouldhesee,aorelocatethemrighta>
&m,wefoutenslyingisidethedoor,huddledtogetherforwarmth。SoItookthemiothebox。
&wasveryheavy。Nowwehadfivelittlekittens,allwithiedeyes,whichwouldbesentoutintoaworldalreadycroalecreatures。Ispentthedaymakingphonelytobetoldoveranoonehadroomformorecritters。IknewI’drunoutofoptions,sowithtearsinmyeyes,Ipickedupthephohecalltothevetthatwouldtakethekittensoutofmylifeforever。Atthesamemoment,myeyesfellonJake,calmlyeverythinggoingonaroundhim。Therewasn,nopaseemupsetoranxious。Ifeltsomethingwasdifferent。
SoIbecamestillandIsat。AndIheardavoimyhearttelliodo。Icalledourveterinarianandmadeanappoithekittensiheireyesthewayhomefromthedottoapetstoreandboughtmyfirstlitterbox。Ieandbroughttheboxofkittensbatothehouse。Jakewaswaitiimehade,soIcarefullyputthebabiesonthefloorofthekitdheldmybreath,readytoetotheresecessary。
Jakewalkedoverandshekittedowninthemiddleofthemame。Thekittensswarmedoverhim,happytofindabig,warmbodyoffurtoextto。That’sehefivelittlekittensahemashisown。Iwonderedifherememberedatimewheoo,hadneededahome。IwentdowntothankhimforhisloveandpassionandtellhimhowgratefulIwashe’dylife。Butitwouldhavetowaituntillater—Jakeandhiskitteasleep。