Bratty bids farewell

Bratty here to send her love to an old friend.

Watching over the whole process was painful to say the least, and every now and then, someone tears up. The tears never does dry up, it just starts up unexpectedly. Bratty supposes crying is therapeutic, in it own way.

Bratty is grateful that both the other halves of the siblings dropped by for a short visit to say their goodbyes to the family pet, it's a small gesture that means a lot. Particularly because the siblings are very attached to Sera and dotes on her a fair bit. Sera was after all, adopted as part of the family to provide companionship to them when the parents were away at work. It's a beautiful feeling to know that there's always someone to be there for you when everyone is away.

As a child, Mistress is easily spooked by ghost tales and all those spiritual creepy stories. Reading them is fine, but Mistress avoids movies and dramas like a plague. See, when no one is at home, imaginations tend to run wild. It's always been a sort of reassurance to her to know that Sera is around, ever since she's read years back that animals are just like young children and are able to sense the unknown.

The hardest part of them all is watching Mistress and her family walk out of the room and having to go past all the stares and looks of the other owners who were dropping by for boarding or treatment for their own beloved pets. Bratty is sure they could sense what just happened in the room from all their swollen eyes and tears.

For anyone who's ever owned a pet would understand it. A pet is part of the family.

Mistress later told Bratty, how much she was amused when Daddy asked her if they should get another dog, on the drive back home. Particularly because the parents had mentioned repeatedly that all the work involved in caring for a pet would be inconvenient to them, since the siblings are busy and not home to do their share of responsibilities.

Mistress and her bro did understand that Daddy would have to spend more time to help with the household chores and looking after Mummy while Mummy would need to concentrate on taking care of her own health. It's an huge responsibility to take care of a family, and the parents had done the best they can for everyone, so it's time for them to take it easy.

A new pet would mean having to train from the very beginning, and to have to cater for new toys and routine checkups and occasional boarding when going on holidays. Committing to another 10 to 15 years is not an easy task.

That Daddy would suggest it, and when Mistress voiced her surprise, said that they would decide again after 6 months down the road. It would be highly unlikely, of course, but that Daddy brought it up himself, shows how much he misses seeing a wagging tail welcoming him from work everyday.

Mistress supposes that when she comfortably settled down into a stable career path and is financially able to having a space of her own, she would consider having a furry companion by her side again. That is, if she's yet to be saddled down with a miniature mini her, which will bring about a new priority shift.

Bratty thinks it will take a while to adjust, the siblings grew up having some sort of pet of their own all these years, from tortoises to fishes to hamsters to a dog.

It's alright, Bratty has been told that all dogs go to heaven, the family will meet Sera again when the time comes.

Till then, Bratty bids farewell to an old pal and will help Sera to continue watching over little Mistress and her family.