Panic in the Condo!

It was a long day for The Cat.

CK here. Let me set the stage for you. It was a warm late October day when TW came home from shopping to discover the Super had left us off the trick or treat list. She hastily made up a sign and hung it outside. After all, the peeps had bought a ton of candy and didn't want it to go to waste. Of course, I'm talking about the non-chocolate candy that they buy since so many kids are allergic to nuts and milk. The chocolate would NOT go to waste.

Halloween was never a stressful day for The Cat. I'd accompany the peeps to the door and look at the costumes and the kids would ooh and aah over me. Mind you, I'm not a friendly kind of cat but it was close enough to dinner time that every time the bell rung, I had visions of Chinese takeout in my head.

Nicky liked to live dangerously.

On the other hand, the cat who came before me hated Halloween with a passion. The old house had a very loud and grating doorbell, which would send Nicky into fits. One Halloween, he was sitting on the table and when the bell rang for the umpteenth time, he jumped, got himself tangled in the phone cord, and wound up falling on the floor still tangled in the phone. Once on the floor, he managed to get himself untangled. Both phone and he were fine; the peeps were a bit frazzled.

Back to MY story. From 4-6 pm, the condo association was having a party for kids and pets. In fact, TW says they had 3 different flavor Temptations for cats! Unbeknownst to TW, the loud neighbors three doors down were also having a party for preteen friends of their obnoxious kids. A little after 4 pm, the first trick or treaters arrived; four cute little Princesses. As TW handed out the loot, 6-8 boys came running through the hall yelling and screaming. The Cat did a vanishing act. Those hooligans were the next trick or treaters. They were already all sugared up.

Several minutes later while listening to the ruckus in the hall, TW realized
The Cat was missing!!

I am not one to run out the door. I associate the door with go to the stabby place. However, the day before, the peeps had received a big box. The porter placed it next to the front door. I jumped on the box and realized there was another world beyond that front door. Another part of the condo that perhaps I should be allowed to explore. TW cracked open the door to tease me let me sniff the strange smells and alerted me to the dangers of going out there. It wasn't part of our condo and there were dogs out there. Still, I remained innerested. The box was soon relocated.

Back to The Cat Gone Missing! TW panicked big time. She was afraid those obnoxious boys had scared me so bad, I'd run out while they were taking candy cos she couldn't watch all of us at once. She started calling me. No answer. She started crying. Still no answer. She took a flashlight to look under the beds. Not a cat in sight. I was gone! Usually, my eyes will reflect in the light. No cat. She ran up and down the hall calling me. Her panic grew as she heard some other trick or treaters down the hall say "cat" as the boys continued running back and forth. Could they be chasing me?, she wondered. In her guesstimating, I wouldn't last an hour out in the cold, cruel world.

Finally, she began taking the under bed boxes out from under her bed. It was then that I decided to show my face. I climbed down from inside the box spring and wondered why she was upset. By now, she'd called the front desk and complained about the kids in the hall, so they were a little quieter.

All's well that ends well. TW said next year, she wasn't opening the door for any trick or treaters unless Pop was home to watch me. No trick or treaters; no candy. She kinda showed that she cared about me or maybe she was afraid what Pop could do to her if I HAD been missing. Do you think I should start cutting TW some slack?

Gratuitous pic of Pop's Halloween Birthday Cake for those not
on FB. Happy Birthday was written on the side of the cake.

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