My Orange Blanket

My Orange Blanket
In today’s society usually people are either a cat person or a dog person and a rare few like both, but they still always have a favorite either way. Dogs are portrayed as man’s best friend, gentle animals that will always be there for you. Cats, on the other hand, are displayed throughout the Internet in all kinds of ways. There are made up videos, pictures, and ads, anything that will catch your attention and make you laugh. Cats are simple awesome creatures. They have so many capabilities it is truly unbelievable. It is unfortunate for the number of people who are allergic to cats because they cannot enjoy their companionship like other individuals can.
I remember one day when my mother came home, I was playing a game with my dad, hide-and-seek to be specific, and I loved that game. I was about the age of four at this time and once my dad had found me I looked up to see my mom holding something. I was too short to see what it was; all I saw was a blanket. I thought it might have been a baby or something, who knows. My mom knelt down and I saw this gorgeous cat. I was so eager to hold her and play with her that I had an enormous smile across my face. The first thing I aspired to do was to embrace her, however, my mom told me I couldn’t quite yet because she was asleep and was probably a little frightened. Later on I found out that my mom got her at the humane society, so her fear was understandable. Her name was Patsy. She was a Turtle Shell Calico cat, which meant she mainly had black fur with brown, white, and copper colored spots and patches all over her body. She had piercing green eyes and a tiny pink nose. Little did I know that this cat would eventually be one of my greatest friends. As the years went on, Patsy and I grew closer everyday. I would come home from school and she would usually lie around my room with me. Seeing her face was one of the things I looked forward to everyday. She always seemed happy running around, trying